Battle of Vågen

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military engagement naval battle

The Battle of Vågen was a 1665 naval engagement in Bergen, Norway, where English and Dutch forces clashed over a valuable Dutch treasure convoy during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of the Sound	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military engagement ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	Dutch treasure convoy largely saved ⓘ strained Anglo–Danish relations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Slaget på Vågen NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateDutchShips	10 East Indiamen ⓘ
approximateEnglishShips	14 warships ⓘ
belligerent	Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
bodyOfWater	Vågen harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	attempted English seizure of Dutch East India treasure fleet ⓘ
combatantRole	Dano-Norwegian neutral harbour defenders ⓘ Dutch defending convoy ⓘ English attacking force ⓘ
commander	Claus von Ahlefeldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Pieter de Bitter NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Teddeman NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1665-08-02 ⓘ
DutchCasualties	light ⓘ
EnglishCasualties	significant ⓘ
followedBy	Four Days' Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	17th century ⓘ
involves	artillery bombardment ⓘ harbour defenses ⓘ
location	Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	involved Dutch East India Company ships ⓘ took place in a neutral port ⓘ
objective	capture Dutch treasure convoy ⓘ
partOf	Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext	Denmark–Norway officially neutral ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Lowestoft NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Lowestoft NERFINISHED ⓘ Raid on the Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Dutch victory ⓘ English attack repulsed ⓘ
strategicSignificance	failure of English prize-taking operation ⓘ protected Dutch financial resources ⓘ
treasureInvolved	Dutch East India Company treasure convoy ⓘ
year	1665 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Anglo-Dutch War → significantEvent → Battle of Vågen ⓘ

Witte Corneliszoon de With → participatedIn → Battle of Vågen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Sound

Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer → participantIn → Battle of Vågen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Sound