Battle Of Jasmund (1676)
Battle of Jasmund may refer to: * Battle of Jasmund (1676) * :da:Søslaget ved Jasmund (1715) is the Danish name for Battle of Rügen (1715) *Battle of Jasmund (1864) The naval Battle of Jasmund (also known as the ''Battle of Rügen'') took place between elements of the Danish and Prussian navies on 17 March 1864 during the Second Schleswig War. The action took place east of the Jasmund peninsula on the Pru ...

Battle Of Jasmund (1676)
Battle of Jasmund may refer to: * Battle of Jasmund (1676) * :da:Søslaget ved Jasmund (1715) is the Danish name for Battle of Rügen (1715) *Battle of Jasmund (1864) The naval Battle of Jasmund (also known as the ''Battle of Rügen'') took place between elements of the Danish and Prussian navies on 17 March 1864 during the Second Schleswig War. The action took place east of the Jasmund peninsula on the Pru ...

Battle Of Rügen (1715)
Battle of Rügen was a major naval battle fought on August 8, 1715 off Jasmund on the Swedish island of Rügen (present-day Germany) during the Great Northern War. In the Swedish navy 20 ships of the line and two frigates participated, in the Danish 21 ships of the line and four frigates. The battle ended with a Danish strategic victory but was tactically inconclusive. No ships were lost on either side but many soldiers were either dead or wounded – Sweden: 478, Denmark: 612. Timing of events *Vice admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested flew his flag from HDMS ''Justitia'' as commander of the vanguard of Raben's fleet which was sent on 9 July 1715 to Pomerania to ensure passage of troop transports of 6000 men to the land forces on Rügen besieging Stralsund. (Admiral Knud Reedtz had been assembling these troop transports in Grønsund between the Danish islands of Falster and Møn from midsummer 1714.) *On 20 July Admiral Raben, in command of the main Danish fleet, retreated to à ...
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