First Battle of Öland 1564
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1564 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Northern Seven Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 57.3333, 17.2500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The First Battle of Öland (Swedish: Första slaget vid Ölands norra udde), was part of the Nordic Seven Years War (1563-1570), which broke out as a result of King Erik XIV’s claim for dominion over the Baltic Sea, which "challenged the trade interests of both Denmark and the Hanseatic city of Lubeck". It took place on 30–31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland, off the northern tip of Öland, between a Dano-Lübeckian fleet of 36 ships, the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under Friedrich Knebel, and a Swedish fleet of 38 ships under Admiral Jakob Bagge. It was a Dano-Lübeckian victory.
Only some of the ships on each side were involved, the rest being unable to join or continue their part in the battle due to the wind. On 30 May, Danish flagship Fortuna was damaged and Lange Bark (in Swedish sources called Lange barken) were sunk by the Swedish ship Mars. On the second day of the battle, the Mars was attacked with incendiaries and boarded by Byens Løffue, Engel, and Fuchs. The fire reached the powder magazine and the ship exploded, killing most of its crew and 300 boarders. Jakob Bagge and his Second, Arved Trolle, were taken prisoner. Swedish casualties apart from in this ship were 101.
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