What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 1716
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 59.01° N, 11.22° E
- Description
- 1716 battle of the Great Northern War
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Dynekilen
1716 naval battle of the Great Northern War
The naval Battle of 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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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Dynekilen: The Swedish fleet is defeated by a Danish–Norwegian fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Seegefecht im Dynekilen-Fjord besiegt ein schwaches dänisch-norwegisches Marinekommando unter Kapitän Peter Wessel Tordenskiold ein gleich schwaches…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page