Battle of Fehmarn (1715)
The Action of 24 April 1715 was a battle took place on 24 April 1715, during the Great Northern War. It was a victory for a Danish squadron under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 224 wounded.
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Battle of Fehmarn, 1715 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
8 ships of the line 4 frigates[1] |
4 ships of the line 2 frigates[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
289 killed and wounded[1] |
353 killed and wounded 1,626 captured 1 ship of the line scuttled 3 ships of the line captured 2 frigates captured[1] |
Ships involved
Denmark (Gabel)
Prinds Christian 76
Prinds Carl 54
Prinds Wilhelm 54
Delmenhorst 50
Fyen 50
Island 50
Laaland 50
Højenhald 30
Raae 34
Løvendals Gallej 20
3 small
1 fireship
Sweden (Wachtmeister)
Nordstjerna 76 - Aground, captured next day
Princessa Hedvig Sophia 76 - Aground, captured next day and later scuttled
Södermanland 56 - Aground, captured next day
Göteborg 50 - Aground, captured next day
Hvita Örn 30 - Captured
Falk 26 - Aground, captured next day
References
- Ericson, Sjöslag och rysshärjningar (2011) Stockholm, Norstedts. pp. 142. ISBN 978-91-1-303042-5
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