naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Mön

Name: Battle of Mön
Location: Battle of Mön

Battle of Mön was a naval engagement fought in 1657. It was part of the Northern Wars. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Fought1657

Whererecorded coordinates54.953N, 13.031E

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstDenmark–Norway

Casualties and losses40 deadand150 dead

Part ofNorthern Wars

Record

Date	1657 (year precision) to 13 September 1657
Place	recorded coordinates only 54.953N, 13.031E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	25 ships of the line; 8 armed merchant ships; 2 fireships; 4 smaller ships; 1,231 cannons; 6,000 men	21 ships of the line; 7 armed merchant ships; 956 cannons; 4,640 men
Casualties and losses	40 dead	150 dead
Commanders	Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna	Henrik Bjelke Niels Juel

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 Rügen 1715, 51 km SE
Battle of Fotevik 1134, 55 km N
Siege of Lindholmen 1368, 63 km N
Siege of Malmö 1677, 71 km N
Blockade of Stralsund 1757, 72 km S

Elsewhere in 1657

Battle of Mön is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10671391, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Møn (1657), revision 1370451044, 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.