This inconclusive battle took place on 11 April1712 near Fladestrand, Jylland, between Swedish and Danish forces. It was part of the Great Northern War. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Not to be confused with the Northern Wars (1655–1661) The Swedish Victory at Narva, 1700 by Gustaf Cederström, painted 1910 Battle of Poltava fragment of mosaic, by Mikhail Lomonosov, 1717 The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway and Saxony-Poland (from...
The Swedish fleet, under Sjöblad, consisted of 7 ships with 330 guns, and the Danish fleet, under Knoff, consisted of 5 ships with 158 guns. The battle lasted about 2 hours. Denmark suffered 44 casualties.
April 7, 1811: Franz Joseph Rudigier was born on April 7, 1811 in Partenen, Austria (1811 1884).
April 15, 1865: The 16th President Abraham Lincoln died several hours after he was shot by John Wilkes Booth in a private box at Fords Theatre in Washington DC (on the 14th).
April 23rd: Speaking of dragons, Saint George is the patron saint of England.
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