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1710 In Sweden
Events from the year 1710 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * February - Battle of Helsingborg * * * * * * - Arvid Horn appointed Privy Council Chancellery. * - Vyborg is taken by the Russians. * July - The Great Northern War plague outbreak reach Stockholm. * 15 July – 10 October - Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia * August–September - The Great Northern War plague outbreak spread from the capital to the Swedish country. * - Riga is taken by the Russians. * 24 September - Battle of Køge Bay (1710) * - Reval is taken by the Russians. * - Scania is taken by the Danes. * - Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala * - Lars Gathenhielm is given royal permission to act as a privateer in the Baltic Sea. Births * * * * * * * * * Ulrica Catharina Stromberg, courtier (died 1777) Deaths * * * * 3 November - Maria de Croll, concert vocalist (born unknown date) * Anna Maria Thelott, artist (born 1683) * Dorothea Hoffman, hat maker * Helena Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dannebroge Caught On Fire
The ''Dannebroge'' was a Denmark–Norway, Dano-Norwegian ship-of-the-line that exploded and sank on Battle of Køge Bay (1710), 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War. Almost all of its crew of 600 were killed - one third of the victims were Norwegians. Admiral Iver Huitfeldt was among the casualties. Construction ''Dannebroge'' was built in 1692 and she was the largest ship-of-the-line in the Dano-Norwegian navy at that time with her 84 cannons placed on two decks and a crew of 600 men. She was also the first ship in Denmark that was built according to a plan drawing. Career The final battle In 1710 Denmark–Norway was at war with Sweden. The Norwegian-born commander, Ivar Huitfeldt, was in charge of ''Dannebroge'' on October 4, 1710. Along with a Dano-Norwegian fleet of 44 other ships he had set sail for Liepāja (in modern Latvia). The mission was to escort 6,000 Russian troops to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, so they could support Denmark–Norway during the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
