Battle of Ebeltoft

Part of Second Northern War

Date	23 July 1659
Location	Ebeltoft bay, Denmark
Result	Swedish victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Denmark-Norway

Dutch Republic

Commanders and leaders

Owen Kox

Danish: Peder Jensen Bredal†
Dutch: Captain de Konigk

Strength

8 frigates
several smaller ships

Danish: 2 frigates
Dutch: 3 frigates

Casualties and losses

Negligible

1 frigate exploded
4 frigates captured
1,000 men captured

Second Northern War

Theaters

"Swedish Deluge" Russo-Swedish (1656–58) Pomerania Dano-Swedish (1657–58) Dano-Swedish (1658–60) Norway Peach Tree War

Battles

Ujście Danzig Sobota Żarnów 1st Cracow Nowy Dwór Wojnicz Krosno Jasna Góra Radom Gołąb Jarosław Nisko Zamość Sandomierz Warka Kłecko 1st Warsaw Kcynia Tykocin 2nd Warsaw Dyneburg Kokenhusen Riga Łowicz Lubrze 2nd Cracow Prostki/Prostken Filipów Chojnice Walk Magierów Czarny Ostrów Skałat March across the Belts Toruń Kolding Szkudy Copenhagen Sound Ebeltoft Grudziądz Nyborg

Treaties

The Battle of Ebeltoft was a naval battle between a Swedish and a Danish/Dutch fleet, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660. The allied fleet was ordered to secure a troop transport fleet to the Swedish-controlled island Fyn. Eight Swedish frigates attacked the fleet and took the allies by surprise. After a long fight one Dutch ship exploded, the rest of the Danish/Dutch ships were captured and the transport fleet was destroyed. The Danish captain was badly wounded and died during the battle.

Sources

Martin Pavón: Søslaget i Ebeltoft Vig, "1001 fortællinger om Danmark"
↑ "Søværnets mærkedage - Juli". Flådens historie. 2008-05-30. Hentet 2011-12-07.
Ulf Sundberg, Hjalmarson and Högberg (1998). Svenska krig 1521-1814