naval engagement, early modern

Sinking of the Flensborg

Name: Sinking of the Flensborg
Start: 1629-12-02
Location: Cape of Good Hope

Sinking of the Flensborg was a naval engagement fought on 2 December 1629 at Cape of Good Hope. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 1 ship; 1 sloop against Multiple ships.

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Fought2 December 1629

WhereCape of Good Hope34.925S, 18.424E

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsEast India CompanyagainstPortuguese Empire

Casualties and losses1 ship sunk; Most men killed; 42 imprisonedandUnknown

Record

Date	2 December 1629
Place	Cape of Good Hope 34.925S, 18.424E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	1 ship; 1 sloop	Multiple ships
Casualties and losses	1 ship sunk; Most men killed; 42 imprisoned	Unknown
Commanders	Thimand Clausen Six Jacobsen

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Salt River 1510, 111 km N
Battle of Blaauwberg 1806, 130 km N
Battle of Saldanha Bay 1781, 217 km N
Battle of Groenkloof 1901, 672 km NE
Battle of Sandfontein 1914, 692 km N

Elsewhere in 1629

Battle of Trzciana Poland
Siege of Privas France
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands
Battle of Górzno Poland
Battle of St. Kitts Saint Kitts and Nevis

Sinking of the Flensborg is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126951333, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sinking of the Flensborg, revision 1370620533, 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.