This battle in the

Northern Seven Years' War The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the ''Nordic Seven Years' War'', the ''First Northern War'' or the ''Seven Years War in Scandinavia'') was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck, and Polan ...

took place on 7 July 1565 and was a decisive victory for a Swedish fleet of 49 ships, under

Klas Horn Baron Klas Kristersson Horn (1517 – September 9, 1566) was a Finnish born, Swedish nobleman and Naval Admiral who fought for Sweden in the Northern Seven Years' War of 1563–1570. Biography Horn was born at Åminne Manor in Halikko, Finland ...

, over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet of 36 ships, under Otte Rud.

Battle

The Danish ''Dans Christopher'' was sunk and Trolle drowned but some of her survivors boarded and captured the small Swedish ship ''St Goran''. The Swedish ''Grip'' was rammed and sunk by a larger Lübeck ship, which also sank as a result. After the Swedish ship ''Gyllende Lejon'' caught fire the fleets scattered, leaving the Danish flagship, ''Jegermesther'', unsupported and she was captured at about . After this the Allies returned to Copenhagen, and the Swedes to Dalarö. Swedish vice-admiral Sten Sture and his captain, Baner, were killed.

Ships involved

Sweden

* ''St Erik'' 90 (flag) * ''Finska Svan'' 82 (Vice Admiral Sten Sture, captain Baner) * ''David'' 42 * ''Troilus'' 44 * ''Svenska Hektor'' 87 * ''Grip'' — rammed and sunk * ''Böse Lejon'' 56 (ex-Danish ''Byens Løffue'') * ''St Goran'' — captured * ''Gyllende Lejon'' / ''Forgylden Lejon'' — burnt * 40 (or possibly 53?) other ships

Denmark/Lübeck

* ''Jegermesther'' 90 (flag) — captured * ''Svenske Jomfru'' (Erik Rud) * ''Dans Christopher'' (Nils Trolle) — sank * ''Josua'' (Lübeck flag) * Unknown ship (Lübeck) — sank after ramming * 19 other Danish ships * 12 other Lübeck ships

References

* Kloth, Herbert: "Lübecks Seekriegswesen in der Zeit des nordischen 7-jährigen Krieges 1563–1570", ''Zeitschrift des Vereines für lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde'', Vol. 21 (1923), pp. 1–51, 185–256 plus Vol. 22 (1923–25), pp. 121–52 & 325–79 * Anderson, R. C.: ''Naval Wars in the Baltic 1522–1850'' *Lars Ericson Wolke, Martin Hårdstedt, Medströms Bokförlag (2009). Svenska sjöslag

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