This battle of Møn, also known as the battle of Lolland took place on 31 May 1677 as part of the Scanian War

Scanian War

The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany...

. The Danes

Denmark

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 had been blockading a Swedish

Sweden

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 squadron in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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, and each side had been sending fleets out regularly in the hope of a decisive victory at sea. The Swedish ships, under Erik Carlsson Sjöblad

Erik Carlsson Sjöblad

Erik Carlsson Sjöblad was a Swedish governor, admiral, and baron.-Early years:Sjöblad was born in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden. His father, a general, was Baron Carol Sjöblad Nilsson ; his mother was Maria Eriksdotter Stierna . Sjoblad married Charlotta Regina Palbitski in 1681...

, left to return to the Baltic

Baltic Sea

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 and met a larger Danish squadron under Niels Juel

Niels Juel

Niels Juel was a Dano–Norwegian admiral. He was the brother of the diplomat Jens Juel.-Biography:Niels Juel was born the son of Erik Juel and Sophie Clausdatter Sehested, both were descendant of Danish nobility, who lived in Jutland where the father had a career as a local functionary and judge...

. The action started in the evening of the 31st and continued until the next morning. It was an almost complete Danish victory. Several Swedish ships were captured, most as they tried to flee, and one was run aground and burned.

Denmark (Niels Juel)

Christianus V 86 (flag)

Churprinds 74

Enighed 62

Gyldenløve 56

Christiania 54

Christianus IV 54

Nelleblad 52

Lindorm 50

Neptunus 44

Christiansand 40

Hummer 37

Havmand 34

Havfru 30

? (galliot)

? (galley)

2 fireships

Total: 17 ships - 671 guns

Sweden (Sjøblad)

Amarant 46 (flag) - Captured 1 June

Andromeda 52

Wrangels Pallats 44 - Captured by Enighed early on 1 June (about midnight)

Kalmarkastell (merchantman) 72 - Captured 1 June, damaged and aground

Gustavus (merchantman) 48

Havsfru (merchantman) 46 - Captured by Lindorm and Gyldenløve 1 June

Rosa (merchantman) 46

Engel Gabriel (merchantman) 32 - Captured by Christianus V 1 June

Grip (bojort) 8

Diana 6 - Captured by Svenske Falk shortly after

Venus 4 - Captured by Svenske Falk shortly after

? (fireship)

Total: 12 ships - 404 guns