Battle of Öland
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The Battle of Öland was a major 1676 naval engagement in the Baltic Sea during the Scanian War, where a combined Danish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Öland canonical | 2 |
| Slaget vid Öland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Öland Context triple: [Scanian War, significantBattle, Battle of Öland]
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Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
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Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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C.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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D.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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E.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Öland Target entity description: The Battle of Öland was a major 1676 naval engagement in the Baltic Sea during the Scanian War, where a combined Danish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy.
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A.
Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
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B.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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C.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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D.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
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E.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Öland
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surface form:
Slaget vid Öland
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| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
surface form:
Denmark-Norway
Dutch Republic ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Swedish Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish navy
|
| combatant2 | combined Danish-Dutch fleet ⓘ |
| commanderForDenmarkNorway | Niels Juel ⓘ |
| commanderForDutchRepublic | Cornelis Tromp ⓘ |
| commanderForSweden |
Claes Uggla
ⓘ
Lorinck Fleming ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Scanian War ⓘ |
| conflictType | sailing-era naval warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| date | 1676-06-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1676-06-01 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Danish invasion of Scania ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive shift of naval supremacy in the Baltic Sea in 1676
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one of the most important naval battles of the Scanian War ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
off the island of Öland ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | ships of the line ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
explosion and sinking of the Swedish flagship Kronan
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sinking of the Swedish ship of the line Svärdet ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of the Swedish navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Scanian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | early naval operations of the Scanian War ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingNavies | Swedish navy vs combined Danish-Dutch fleet ⓘ |
| region | off southeastern Sweden ⓘ |
| result | Danish-Dutch victory ⓘ |
| shipSunk |
Kronan
ⓘ
Svärdet ⓘ |
| startDate | 1676-06-01 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Danish control of the Baltic Sea
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Swedish naval power severely weakened ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | fleet action ⓘ |
| theatre |
Northern European theatre of the Scanian War
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surface form:
Baltic Sea theatre of the Scanian War
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| year | 1676 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Öland Description of subject: The Battle of Öland was a major 1676 naval engagement in the Baltic Sea during the Scanian War, where a combined Danish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy.
Referenced by (3)
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