These battles took place on 31 July and 17 August 1712 south of Rugen, in the Baltic Sea, during the Great Northern War. The first was inconclusive but the second was a victory for Denmark, under Sehested, over Sweden, under Henck. In the following lists, * indicates presence of the vessel in the first battle, ** in the second, and *** in both. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... 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...

Ships involved:

Denmark (Sehested)

Ditmarsken 46*
Kongens Jagt Krone 24
Ark Noa 16***
Ebenetzer 15***
Helleflynder 14***
Christianso 26**
Svenske Sophia 20**
Gravenstein 14**
Phoenix 12**
Hecla 10 (bomb)**
5 barges**
3 fireships**

Sweden (Henck)

Stralsund 30
Anklam 30
St Thomas 30
St Johannes 30
Witduve 22
Jomfru 14
Sjökane I 8
Sjökane II 8
? 6 (pram)
? 6 (galley)
? (bomb)
? ("kreiert") - Scuttled 2/3 August, captured 5/6 August, refloated 6 August, fought on Danish side on 17 August
11 transports