Battle of Rügen (1715)

Battle of Rügen (1715)
	Part of the Great Northern War
Date	July 28, 1715 (O.S.); August 8, 1715 (N.S.)
Location	Rügen, Swedish Pomerania; (present-day Rügen, Germany)
Result	Tactically Indecisive,; Strategic Danish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Navy	Royal Danish Navy
Commanders and leaders
Claes Sparre	Peter Raben
Strength
20 ships of the line; 2 frigates[1]	21 ships of the line; 4 frigates[1]
Casualties and losses
145 dead; 333 wounded[2]	127 dead; 485 wounded[2]

Battle of Rügen was a major naval battle fought on August 8, 1715 outside the Swedish island of Rügen (present-day Germany) during the Great Northern War. In the Swedish navy 20 ships of the line and two frigates participated, in the Danish 21 ships of the line and four frigates. The battle ended with a Danish strategic victory but was tactically inconclusive. No ships were lost on either side but many soldiers were either dead or wounded – Sweden: 478, Denmark: 612.

References

Ericson, Sjöslag och rysshärjningar (2011) Stockholm, Norstedts. pp. 143. ISBN 978-91-1-303042-5
Swedish Naval Administration, 1521-1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities, Jan Glete, BRILL (2010). pp. 222.

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[Ericson-1] Ericson, Sjöslag och rysshärjningar (2011) Stockholm, Norstedts. pp. 143. ISBN 978-91-1-303042-5

[Jan-2] Swedish Naval Administration, 1521-1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities, Jan Glete, BRILL (2010). pp. 222.