Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
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The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) was a major naval engagement of the Torstenson War in which a combined Swedish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Danish navy in the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fehmarn (1644) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6488423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Fehmarn (1644) Context triple: [Carl Gustaf Wrangel, notableBattle, Battle of Fehmarn (1644)]
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Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
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Battle of Lübeck
The Battle of Lübeck was a 1806 engagement during the War of the Fourth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated retreating Prussian troops in and around the city of Lübeck.
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Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
The Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) was a pivotal victory of Brandenburg-Prussia over Sweden that marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Hohenmölsen
The Battle of Hohenmölsen was an important 11th-century clash during the German civil wars in which anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden was mortally wounded while fighting the forces of Emperor Henry IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Fehmarn (1644) Target entity description: The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) was a major naval engagement of the Torstenson War in which a combined Swedish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Danish navy in the Baltic Sea.
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A.
Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
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B.
Battle of Lübeck
The Battle of Lübeck was a 1806 engagement during the War of the Fourth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated retreating Prussian troops in and around the city of Lübeck.
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C.
Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
The Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) was a pivotal victory of Brandenburg-Prussia over Sweden that marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Hohenmölsen
The Battle of Hohenmölsen was an important 11th-century clash during the German civil wars in which anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden was mortally wounded while fighting the forces of Emperor Henry IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Fehmarn Belt (1644)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Femern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedShips | most of the Danish ships captured or destroyed ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Dutch Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander1 |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maarten Thijssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander2 |
Joachim Grabow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ove Gjedde NERFINISHED ⓘ Pros Mund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Dano-Swedish War (1643–1645)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torstenson War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 13 October 1644 ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Pros Mund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near island of Fehmarn ⓘ |
| navalCampaign | Swedish-Dutch operations against Danish fleet in 1644 ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Danish fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Torstenson War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Colberger Heide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Battle of Lister Deep (1644) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Swedish-Dutch victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
Hannibal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindormen NERFINISHED ⓘ Norske Løve NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldenborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Patentia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelikanen NERFINISHED ⓘ Scepter NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormarn NERFINISHED ⓘ Svenska Solen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tre Kronor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
secured Swedish naval dominance in the western Baltic
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weakened Danish control over Baltic trade routes ⓘ |
| theatre | Baltic Sea theatre of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Fehmarn (1644) Description of subject: The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) was a major naval engagement of the Torstenson War in which a combined Swedish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Danish navy in the Baltic Sea.
Referenced by (2)
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