Action of 24 April 1715
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The Action of 24 April 1715 was a battle
took place on 24 April 1715, during the Great Northern War
. It was a victory for a Danish
squadron
under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish
ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 220 wounded.
Prinds Carl 54
Prinds Wilhelm 54
Delmenhorst 50
Fyen 50
Island 50
Laaland 50
Højenhald 30
Raae 34
Løvendals Gallej 20
3 small
1 fireship
Princessa Hedvig Sophia 75 - Aground next day, captured and scuttled
Södermanland 56 - Aground, captured next day
Göteborg 50
Hvita Örn 30 - Captured
Falk 26 - Aground, captured next day
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
took place on 24 April 1715, during the Great Northern War
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
. It was a victory for a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
squadron
Squadron
Squadron has different meanings:*Squadron , a cavalry or other unit that consists of a number of troops.*Squadron , a unit of aircraft that consists of three or four "flights", with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, depending on aircraft type and air force.*Squadron , a unit of 3-4 major naval vessels...
under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 220 wounded.
Denmark (Gabel)
Prinds Christian 76Prinds Carl 54
Prinds Wilhelm 54
Delmenhorst 50
Fyen 50
Island 50
Laaland 50
Højenhald 30
Raae 34
Løvendals Gallej 20
3 small
1 fireship
Sweden (Wachtmeister)
Nordstjerna 76 - Aground and capturedPrincessa Hedvig Sophia 75 - Aground next day, captured and scuttled
Södermanland 56 - Aground, captured next day
Göteborg 50
Hvita Örn 30 - Captured
Falk 26 - Aground, captured next day