Partof: | the Northern Seven Years War |
Date: | September 11, 1563 |
Place: | Öland, |
Map Type: | Sweden#Baltic Sea |
Map Relief: | yes |
Combatant2: | Denmark–Norway Free City of Lübeck |
Commander1: | Jakob Bagge |
Strength1: | 18 ships |
Commander2: | Peder Skram Friedrich Knebel |
Strength2: | 34 ships |
The Battle of Öland was a naval battle near the Swedish island of Öland.
The engagement took place on September 11, 1563 between a fleet of allied Danish-Lübeck ships and a Swedish fleet of ships. Swedish naval force with 18 ships under the command of Jakob Bagge went out to meet the allied force consisting of 27 Danish ships under Peder Skram and 6 from the Free City of Lübeck under the command of Friedrich Knebel. [1] [2]