Battle of Listerdyb 1644
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 May 1644 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1644 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Denmark | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Thirty Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Denmark–Norway, Sweden | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 55.0735, 8.4523 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
This battle took place on 16 May 1644 during the Torstenson War near List Deep, between Sylt and Rømø in western Denmark. Nine Danish ships under King Christian IV forced a retreat back into List Deep of 26 smaller Dutch ships (13 under Marten Thijsen and 13 under Hendrik Gerritsen) which had been leased to Sweden. 4 more Dutch ships from Marcus' squadron appeared during the battle but took no part.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Listerdyb (revision 1378493166), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle of Sankelmark 1864 · 75 km
- Siege of Kolding (1341) · 80 km
- Siege of Kolding (1368–1369) 1368 · 80 km
- Battle of Dybbøl 1864 · 85 km
- Battle of Lyrskov Heath 1043 · 87 km
- Siege of Tönning 1714 · 90 km
Other battles of the Thirty Years' War
- Naval battle of Tarragona 1641
- Siege of Dorsten 1641
- Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) 1642
- Battle of Kempen 1642
- Battle of Tuttlingen 1643
- Battle of Freiburg 1644
- Battle of Jüterbog 1644
- Siege of Philippsburg (1644) 1644
- Battle of Herbsthausen 1645
- Battle of Jankau 1645
All 80 battles of the Thirty Years' War →
Browse more: battles in Denmark · Europe · Early modern battles