Atlas of Battles

naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Bornholm

Battle of Bornholm was a naval engagement fought in 1535 at Bornholm, in what is now Denmark. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bornholm. It was part of Q12562. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 26 Lübeck warships with unknown crew strength. against 20 allied warships; 4,000 men, of which 11 Swedish ships with 2,500 men..

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought1535
WhereBornholm, Denmark55.125N, 14.917E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
Belligerents22px|border|alt= Free City of Lübeck and Hanseatic Leagueagainstborder|22px Sweden; border|22px Denmark; border|22px Royal Prussia; border|22px Holstein
Casualties and lossesAt least 148and74
Part ofQ12562

Where it sits in Q12562

Battle of Svenstrup, 1534Battle of Bornholm, 1535Battle of Little Belt, 1535Battle of Sauðafell, 155015341550Battle of Bornholm, 1535
4 placed engagements of Q12562 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1535 (year precision)
PlaceBornholm, Denmark
55.125N, 14.917E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength26 Lübeck warships with unknown crew strength.20 allied warships; 4,000 men, of which 11 Swedish ships with 2,500 men.
Casualties and lossesAt least 14874
Commanders
  • Måns Svensson Some
  • Peder Skram
  • Johan Pein
Battle of BornholmBattle of BornholmSiege of HammershusAction of 7 July 1565Landing at YstadBattle of BorstBattle of RügenSiege of HammershusAction of 7 July 1565Landing at YstadBattle of BorstBattle of RügenKøbenhavnRostockHelsingborgStralsundKristianstadKoszalinKarlskrona100 km55.125N, 14.917E
Placed at Bornholm; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1535

Battle of Bornholm is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 65 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870521, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bornholm (1535), revision 1383970879, 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.