What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 1644
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.52° N, 10.41° E
- Description
- 1644 battle of the thirty years' war
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Colberger Heide
1644 battle of the Torstenson War
The Battle of Colberger Heide took place on 1 July 1644 during the Torstenson War, off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The battle was indecisive, but a minor success for the Dano-Norwegian fleet commanded by Jørgen Vind, assisted by Grabow and King Christian IV, over a Swedish fleet commanded by Klas Fleming, assisted by Ulfsparre and Bjelkenstjerna.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Torstenson War: Battle of Colberger Heide – The Dano-Norwegian and Swedish fleets fight a naval battle off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Seeschlacht auf der Kolberger Heide endet, ohne dass eine der beiden Seiten ein Schiff verloren hat”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морское сражение в Кильском заливе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page