Battle of Fehmarn (1715)

Battle of Fehmarn (1715)
Part of the Great Northern War

Battle of Fehmarn, 1715
Date24 April 1715
Location
Fehmarn Belt, between Denmark and Germany
Result Danish victory
Belligerents
 Swedish Empire  Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Carl Hans Wachtmeister Christian Carl Gabel
Strength
4 ships of the line
2 frigates		 8 ships of the line
4 frigates
Casualties and losses
353 killed
1,626 captured
1 ship scuttled
5 ships captured		 65 killed
224 wounded

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.

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