Frigate Flensborg 1629
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 December 1629 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1629 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Africa) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Danish East India Company, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -34.9253, 18.4239 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The frigate and man-of-war Flensborg, or Flensburg, was a Danish East Indiaman sent on 2 December 1629 to Tranquebar as the third cargo to India. However, it was blown up by the Portuguese off the Cape of Good Hope in 1630.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Frigate Flensborg (revision 1370620533), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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