Action of 4 June 1565
| Action of 4 June 1565 | |||||||
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| Part of Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||
Admiral Herluf Trolle in 1551 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden |
Denmark–Norway Lübeck | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Klas Horn | Herluf Trolle (WIA) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Sankt Erik Finska Svan Svenska Hektor Herkules Engel Pelikan Troilus Fuchs |
Jegermesther Merkurius Svenske Jomfru | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 49 ships (including merchant ships) | 33 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 700 men | ||||||
This battle took place on 4 June 1565 between an allied fleet of 33 Danish and Lübecker ships, under Trolle, and a Swedish fleet of around 49 ships, under Klas Horn. Afterward, the Danes retired to Køge Bay, south of Copenhagen, where Trolle died of his wounds on 25 June. His second, Jørgen Brahe, died of fever on 28 June.