Battle of Fladstrand
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| Battle of Fladstrand | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Denmark-Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Karl Georg Sjöblad |
Hans Knoff | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7 ships with 330 guns | 5 ships with 158 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | 44 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Fladstrand was a naval battle which took place on 11 April 1712 near Fladstrand,(Modern day Frederikshavn) Jytland, between Swedish and Danish forces. It was part of the Great Northern War.[1]
The Swedish fleet, under Sjöblad, consisted of 7 ships with 330 guns, and the Danish fleet, under Knoff, consisted of 5 ships with 158 guns. The battle lasted about 2 hours. Denmark suffered 44 casualties.[2]
Ships involved
[edit]Sweden (Sjöblad)
[edit]Fredrika 52
Kalmar 46
Stettin 46
Elfsborg 42
Warberg 42/52
Charlotte 38
Stenbock 36
Denmark (Knoff)
[edit]Fyen 52
Raae 30
Soridder 28
Leopard 24
Loss 24
References
[edit]- ^ Barfod, Jørgen H. (1997). Den Danske Flådes Historie Niels Juels flåde [History of the Danish Navy Niels Juel's fleet] (in Danish). ISBN 87-00-30226-0.
- ^ Andersen, Dan H. (2006). Tordenskjold [Thunder shield] (in Danish). ISBN 82-430-0373-8.
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