Action of 4 June 1565

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Action of 4 June 1565
Part of Northern Seven Years' War
Date 4 June 1565 Location Øresund Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark Lübeck
Commanders
Klas Horn	Herluf Trolle
Strength
49 ships	33 ships

This battle took place on 4 June 1565 between an Allied fleet of 33 Danish and Lübecker ships, under Trolle, and a Swedish fleet of perhaps 49 ships, under Klas Horn. Afterward, the Danes retired to Køge Bay, south of Copenhagen, where Trolle died of his wounds on 25 June. His Second, Jørgen Brahe, died of fever on 28 June.

Ships involved:

[edit] Denmark/Lübeck (Trolle)

Jegermesther 90 (flag)
Merkurius (Second in command Jørgen Brahe)
Svenske Jomfru (Erik Rud)
30 others

[edit] Sweden (Klas Horn)

St Erik 90 (flag)
Finska Svan 82
Svenska Hektor 87 (Per Bagge)
Herkules 81
Engel 49
Pelikan
Troilus 44 (Shenk)
Fuchs (ex-Lübecker)?
41 or so others

[edit] 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. 121-152 & 325-379