Battle of the Sound (1658)
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The Battle of the Sound (1658) was a major naval engagement during the Second Northern War in which a Dutch fleet intervened to break a Swedish blockade of Copenhagen and secure control over the vital Øresund strait.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Sound (1658) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Second Northern War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Denmark–Norway
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Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Øresund
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Slaget i Öresund NERFINISHED ⓘ Slaget på Öresund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDutchDanish | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesSwedish | several ships lost or damaged ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
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Henrik Bjelke NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Niels Juel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Denmark–Norway
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 8 November 1658 ⓘ |
| effect |
prevented Swedish domination of the Baltic entrance
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relief of the siege of Copenhagen ⓘ secured continued Dutch access to Baltic grain and naval stores ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthDutch | about 40 to 45 ships of the line ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthSwedish | about 40 to 45 warships ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued negotiations leading to the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) ⓘ |
| involvedWarshipsFrom |
Admiralty of Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
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Admiralty of Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiralty of Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near the island of Amager
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off Copenhagen ⓘ Øresund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Copenhagen
NERFINISHED
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Helsingør NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
break Swedish blockade of Copenhagen
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secure control of the Øresund Strait ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Swedish blockade of Copenhagen broken ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swedish invasion of Denmark in 1658 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Dutch–Danish victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
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protection of Dutch Baltic trade ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Copenhagen defenders
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Danish shore batteries ⓘ |
| year | 1658 ⓘ |
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