Battle of Fehmarn (1644)

Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
Part of the Torstenson War

Naval battle of Fehmarn
Date13 October 1644
Location
Proximity of Fehmarn
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire Denmark–Norway Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Swedish Empire Mårten Anckarhielm
Denmark–Norway Christian IV
Denmark–Norway Pros Mund  
Denmark–Norway Corfits Ulfeldt  (POW)
Denmark–Norway Grabov  (POW)
Denmark–Norway Jasmund  (POW)
Strength
16 Swedish ships with 392 guns
21 Dutch ships with 483 guns
17 ships with 448 guns
Casualties and losses
1 Dutch ship sunk
59 dead
10 ships captured
2 ships wrecked
100 dead
1,000 sailors captured

The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) took place north-west of the island of Fehmarn, now part of Germany, in the Baltic Sea. A combined Swedish fleet, with a large element of hired Dutch ships, defeated a Danish-Norwegian fleet and took 1,000 prisoners, including Ulfeldt, Grabov and von Jasmund. The Danish admiral Pros Mund was killed in the battle.

The Swedes had 16 ships with 392 guns, and the hired Dutch element had 21 ships with 483 guns (making a total of 37 ships with 875 guns). The Danes had 17 ships with 448 guns. The Swedes expended two fireships and one hired Dutch ship was lost. The Danes lost 10 ships captured, including their largest three, and two wrecked.