What the records say
- When
- 1659
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.57° N, 11.43° E
- Description
- sea battle between a Dano-Dutch fleet and a Swedish fleet
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Fehmarn (1659)
Sea battle between a Dano-Dutch fleet and a Swedish fleet
The battle of Fehmarn, also known as the battle of Rödsund, occurred on 30 April 1659 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660. It was fought in the Fehmarn Belt between a Swedish fleet under Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna and a Dano-Dutch fleet under Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam. The battle ended inconclusively.
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