Battle of Öland (1563)

Part of the Northern Seven Years War

Date	September 11, 1563
Location	Öland, Sweden

Belligerents

Sweden

Denmark

Free City of Lübeck

Commanders and leaders

Jakob Bagge

Strength

18 ships

Northern Seven Years' War

Pomerania Bornholm Öland Mared Öland I Öland II Rügen Bukow Bornholm I Axtorna Brobacka Öland III Varberg

The Battle of Öland was a naval battle near the Swedish island of Öland, that took place on September 11, 1563, between a fleet of allied Danish-Lübeck ships and a Swedish fleet of 18 ships under Jakob Bagge.

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