naval engagement, early modern

Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn

Name: Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn
Start: 1688-02-29
Location: Ascension Island, Saint Helena

Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn was a naval engagement fought on 29 February 1688 at Ascension Island, in what is now Saint Helena. The recorded result: Antoinetta victory. Recorded strength: 2 vessels against 1 ship.

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Fought29 February 1688

WhereAscension Island, Saint Helena7.933S, 14.417W

OutcomeAntoinetta victory

BelligerentsDanish IndiaagainstCrew of Antoinetta

Casualties and lossesNoneandNone

Record

Date	29 February 1688
Place	Ascension Island, Saint Helena 7.933S, 14.417W
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	2 vessels	1 ship
Casualties and losses	None	None
Commanders	Wolf Henrik von Kalnein	Jørgen Bjørn

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1688

Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1 in present-day Saint Helena.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137645977, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn, revision 1370429068, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.