Battle of Fehmarn (1715) | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
![]() Battle of Fehmarn, 1715 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carl Hans Wachtmeister | Christian Carl Gabel | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 ships of the line 2 frigates[1] |
8 ships of the line 4 frigates[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
353 killed 1,626 captured 1 ship scuttled 5 ships captured[1] |
65 killed 224 wounded[1] |
The Battle of Fehmarn was a battle took place on 24 April 1715, during the Great Northern War. It was a victory for a Danish squadron under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 224 wounded.
Ships involved
[edit]Denmark (Gabel)
[edit]Prinds Christian 76
Prinds Carl 54
Prinds Wilhelm 54
Delmenhorst 50
Fyen 50
Island 50
Laaland 50
Højenhald 30
Raae 34
Løvendals Gallej 20
3 small
1 fireship
Sweden (Wachtmeister)
[edit]Nordstjerna 76 - Aground, captured next day
Princessa Hedvig Sophia 76 - Aground, captured next day and later scuttled
Södermanland 56 - Aground, captured next day
Göteborg 50 - Aground, captured next day
Hvita Örn 30 - Captured
Falk 26 - Aground, captured next day
References
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