54°32′N 13°35′E / 54.533°N 13.583°E
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Danish. (June 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Battle of Rügen (1715) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Denmark-Norway | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Claes Sparre | Peter Raben | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20
ships of the line 2 frigates [1] |
21 ships of the line 4 frigates [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
145 dead 333 wounded [2] |
127 dead 485 wounded [2] |
Battle of Rügen was a major naval battle fought on August 8, 1715 off Jasmund [3] 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.
The battle, although inconclusive in naval terms, forced the Swedish fleet to withdraw and allowed the troop transports to proceed. Nydyb [a] was taken on 25 -26 September, the island of Rügen 54°20′N 13°29′E / 54.333°N 13.483°E surrendered after the Battle of Stresow on 15 November and Stralsund itself 54°18′33″N 13°04′55″E / 54.30917°N 13.08194°E two days before Christmas 1715. [5]
54°32′N 13°35′E / 54.533°N 13.583°E
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Danish. (June 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Battle of Rügen (1715) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Denmark-Norway | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Claes Sparre | Peter Raben | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20
ships of the line 2 frigates [1] |
21 ships of the line 4 frigates [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
145 dead 333 wounded [2] |
127 dead 485 wounded [2] |
Battle of Rügen was a major naval battle fought on August 8, 1715 off Jasmund [3] 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.
The battle, although inconclusive in naval terms, forced the Swedish fleet to withdraw and allowed the troop transports to proceed. Nydyb [a] was taken on 25 -26 September, the island of Rügen 54°20′N 13°29′E / 54.333°N 13.483°E surrendered after the Battle of Stresow on 15 November and Stralsund itself 54°18′33″N 13°04′55″E / 54.30917°N 13.08194°E two days before Christmas 1715. [5]