Battle of the Sound

The naval Battle of The Sound took place on 29 October 1658 just south of København, being at that time under siege by Charles X of Sweden. The Dutch, under the command of Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam with Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer as his flag captain, who had sailed to the Baltic in support of Denmark, had 41 ships with 1413 guns while the Swedes had 45 ships with 1838 guns. The seven Danish ships with about 280 guns were unable to assist their Dutch allies because of adverse northern winds and could only watch. The Swedes aggressively attacked, but failed as the approaching Dutch had the weather gage. The Dutch forced the Swedish fleet to end the blockade of the Danish capital, which again forced Charles to abandon the siege entirely.

Related Topics:
29 October - 1658 - København - Charles X of Sweden - Dutch - Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam - Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer - Flag captain - Baltic - Denmark - Swedes - Weather gage

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