Battle of Bornholm (1535)

Battle of Bornholm (1535)
Part of Count's Feud

The Battle of Bornholm, painting by Jacob Hägg (1894)
DateJune 1535
Location
Bornholm island, south of modern Sweden
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Free City of Lübeck & the Hanseatic League Sweden
Denmark
Royal Prussia
Holstein
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Lübeck commander Måns Svensson Some
Peder Skram
Johan Pein
Strength
26 Lübeck warships with unknown crew strength. 20 allied warships
c. 4,000 men, of which c. 11 Swedish ships with c. 2,500 men.
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Bornholm was a naval engagement that took place in June 1535. The conflict saw Lübeck and the Hanseatic League engaged against the forces of Sweden, Prussia, Holstein, and Denmark. The Battle of Bornholm was part of the larger Count's Feud.