Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Niels Juel

Battles of Niels Juel

Danish admiral (1629-1697)

Niels Juel is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1657 and 1677: 1 battle and 5 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Denmark (3), Sweden (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 949 km apart end to end, 190 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Scanian War (4).

Battle of FehrmarnBattle of MönBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadBattle of Køge BayBattle of MønBattle of MönBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadBattle of Køge BayBattle of MønKøbenhavnRostockHelsingborgStralsundVäxjöHalmstadKalmarKristianstadKoszalinRoskilde100 km55.444N, 13.934E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1657: 1 engagements1659: 1 engagements1676: 2 engagements2 in 16761677: 2 engagements2 in 167716571677
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mön, 1657Battle of Fehrmarn, 1659Battle of Öland, 1676Landing at Ystad, 1676Battle of Køge Bay, 1677Battle of Møn, 167716571677
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1657Battle of MönInconclusive
1659Battle of FehrmarnDenmark111 km WSee aftermath
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea, Sweden391 km NEDano-Dutch victory
28 June 1676Landing at YstadSweden211 km SWDano-Dutch victory
1677Battle of Køge BayKøge Bay, Denmark97 km WDanish victory
31 May 1677Battle of MønMøn, Denmark140 km SWDano–Norwegian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Attributed to Jacob Coning, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.