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Battle of Vågen

Battle of Vågen was a naval engagement fought on 2 August 1665 at Bergen, in what is now Norway. It was part of Second Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1665 to 1667. The recorded result: Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 8 warships against 14 warships.

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The attack on the Norwegian port of Bergen on Tuesday August 12th, 1665.
The attack on the Norwegian port of Bergen on Tuesday August 12th, 1665.. Arnold Bloem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 August 1665
WhereBergen, Norway60.398N, 5.317E
OutcomeDutch victory
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstEngland
Casualties and losses108 killed or woundedand421 killed and wounded
Part ofSecond Anglo-Dutch War1665 to 1667

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Dutch War

Conquest of New Netherland, 1664Battle of Barbados, 1665Battle of Lowestoft, 1665Battle of Vågen, 1665St. James's Day Battle, 1666Four Days' Battle, 1666Holmes's Bonfire, 1666Battle of Nevis, 1667Raid on the Medway, 1667Battle of Martinique, 1667Battle of Landguard Fort, 1667Capture of Cayenne (1667), 1667Recapture of Fort Zeelandia, 166716641667Battle of Vågen, 1665
13 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 August 1665
PlaceBergen, Norway
60.398N, 5.317E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength8 warships14 warships
Casualties and losses108 killed or wounded421 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Pieter de Bitter
  • Thomas Teddeman
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Battle of Vågen is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 70 in present-day Norway.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1501750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vågen, revision 1370592794, 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.