Action of 14 August 1564

The second Battle outside northern Öland was a sea battle fought during the Northern Seven Years' War between Sweden against Denmark and the Free City of Lübeck, on 14 August 1564. Sweden who suffered one ship (Elefanten) won the battle over the allies whom suffered three captured ships (Böse Lejonet, Morian, David).

Second battle outside northern Öland
Part of Northern Seven Years' War
Date 14 August 1564 Location Northern edge of Öland, Baltic Sea Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark-Norway Lübeck
Commanders and leaders
Klas Kristersson Horn	Herluf Trolle Friedrich Knebel
Strength
28 ships	39 ships
Casualties and losses
light	3 ships captured 600 men captured

Sources

• Unger, Gunnar (1909). Illustrerad svensk sjökrigshistoria: afsedd för undervisningen vid k. sjökrigsskolan. D. 1, Omfattande tiden intill 1680 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. SELIBR 648419.
• Glete, Jan (2010). Swedish naval administration, 1521-1721: resource flows and organisational capabilities. The northern world, 1569-1462 ; 46. Leiden: Brill. p. 153. ISBN 9789004179165. SELIBR 11656061.