Battle of Little Belt

The Battle of Little Belt was a naval battle between a combined Swedish/Danish/Prussian fleet and a fleet from Lübeck, during the Count's Feud. The battle ended in a heavy defeat for Lübeck.

Battle of Little Belt
Part of Count's Feud
Date16 June 1535
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Free City of Lübeck & the Hanseatic League Sweden
Denmark
 Prussia
Commanders and leaders
unknown Måns Svensson Some
Peder Skram
Strength
10 ships Est. 20 ships
Casualties and losses
1 ship burnt
9 ships captured
Negligible

Sources

  • Ulf Sundberg: Svenska krig 1521-1814 [Swedish wars 1521-1814] (in Swedish).
  • Lars Ericson, Martin Hårdstedt, Per Iko, Ingvar Sjöblom, Gunnar Åselius: Svenska slagfält [Swedish battlefields] (in Swedish).
  • Emil Svensén, J.A. Lindblads förlag, Del 3 (1918): SVENSKA HISTORIEN
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