Battle of Rügen (1565)

Date	21 May 1565
Location	Baltic Sea, off the island of Rügen (in modern-day Germany)
Result	Swedish victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Denmark

Lübeck

Commanders and leaders

Klas Horn

Strength

48 ships
1,638 guns
8,000 men

6 ships

3 ships

Casualties and losses

4 ships burnt, 5 ships captured

The Battle of Rügen was a naval battle near the island of Rügen (in modern Germany), that took place on 21 May 1565 between an allied fleet of 6 Danish and 3 Lübeck ships and a Swedish fleet of 48 ships with a total of 1,638 guns and 8,000 men under Klas Horn. The Swedish fleet was victorious and 4 allied ships were burned and the rest were captured.

Northern Seven Years' War

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

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