Battle of Dynekilen

Battle of Dynekilen
Part of the Great Northern War

Tordenskjold i Dynekilen by Carl Neumann
DateJune 28, 1716 (O.S.)
July 8, 1716 (N.S.)
Location
Bohuslän
Result Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
 Swedish Empire  Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Olof Strömstierna Peter Tordenskjold
Strength
1,284 men
13 warships,
14 merchant vessels,
1 land battery with
40 heavy cannons and
72 light cannons in total		 931 men
7 warships with
97 heavy cannons,
38 light cannons and
2 howitzers in total
Casualties and losses
9 warships captured,
4 warships sunk,
5 merchants captured,
9 merchants destroyed
21 men or more captured,
unknown number of killed and wounded		 19 killed,
57 wounded

The naval Battle of Dynekilen (Danish: Slaget ved Dynekilen) took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War between a Dano-Norwegian fleet under Peter Tordenskjold and a Swedish fleet under Olof Strömstierna. The battle resulted in a Dano-Norwegian victory.

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