Battle of Dynekilen
1716 naval battle of the Great Northern War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of Dynekilen | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Tordenskjold i Dynekilen by Carl Neumann | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Denmark-Norway | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Olof Strömstierna | Peter Tordenskjold | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,284 men[1] 13 warships, 14 merchant vessels, 1 land battery with 40 heavy cannons and 72 light cannons in total[2][lower-alpha 1] |
931 men[5] 7 warships with 97 heavy cannons, 38 light cannons and 2 howitzers in total[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
9 warships captured, 4 warships sunk, 5 merchants captured, 9 merchants destroyed[lower-alpha 2] 21 men or more captured, unknown number of killed and wounded[6] |
19 killed, 57 wounded[2] |
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