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Brother of diplomat Jens Juel, he was born at Christiania. He served his naval apprenticeship under Van Tromp and De Ruyter, taking part in all the chief engagements of the war of 1652-54 between England and the Netherlands. During a long indisposition at Amsterdam in 1655-1656 he acquired a thorough knowledge of ship-building, and returned to Denmark in 1656 a thoroughly equipped seaman. He served with distinction during the Swedo-Danish Wars of 1658-60 and took a prominent part in the defence of Copenhagen against Charles X of Sweden. Jens Juel may mean: Jens Juel (1631-1700), Danish diplomat Jens Juel (1745-1802), Danish painter This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Depending on context, Christiania can refer to: Christiania, capital of Norway – what Oslo was called from 1624 to 1877, named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway; subsequently, the city was called Kristiania (q. ... Tromp or Van Tromp may mean: Maarten Tromp (1598-1653), Dutch admiral Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), Dutch admiral, son of Maarten HNLMS Tromp, several ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy named after the admirals. ... Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1607–1676, Lieutenant-Admiral-General of the United Provinces by Ferdinand Bol, painted 1667. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark. ... Charles X or Karl X Gustav (1622 – 1660), king of Sweden, son of John Casimir, Margrave of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, and Catherine, sister of Gustavus Adolphus, was born at the Castle of Nyköping on November 8, 1622. ...

During fifteen years of peace, Juel, as admiral of the fleet, labored assiduously to develop and improve the Danish Navy, though he bitterly resented the setting over his head in 1663 of Cort Adeler on his return from the Turkish wars. In 1661 Juel married Margrethe Ulfeldt. On the outbreak of the Scanian War he served at first under Adeler, but on the death of the latter in November 1675 he was appointed to the supreme command. Flag of the Royal Danish Navy Ships of the Royal Danish Navy carry the prefix KMD (Kongelige Danske Marine). ... Scanian War (Danish: Skånske Krig) was the Nordic part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678). ...

He then won a European reputation, and raised Danish sea-power to unprecedented eminence, by the system of naval tactics, afterwards perfected by Horatio Nelson, which consists in cutting off a part of the enemy's force and concentrating the whole attack on it. He first employed this manoeuvre at the battle of Jasmund off Rugen (25 May 1676) when he broke through the enemy's line in close column and cut off five of their ships, which, however, nightfall prevented him from pursuing. Juel's operations were considerably hampered at this period by the overbearing conduct of his Dutch auxiliary, Philip Almonde, who falsely accused the Danish admiral of cowardice. A few days after the battle of Jasmund, Cornelius Van Tromp the younger, with 17 fresh Danish and Dutch ships of the line, superseded Juel in the supreme command. Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... The Battle of Jasmund occurred 17 March Denmark and Prussia. ... Rügen (Polish Rugia) is the largest German island. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Cornelis Tromp, 1629–1691 by Sir Peter Lely, painted c. ...

Juel took a leading part in Van Tromp's great victory off Oland (1 June 1676), which enabled the Danes to invade Scania unopposed. Oland (Danish: Øland, Frisian: Ualöönist) is a Hallig, a small island belonging to the North Frisian Islands of Germany. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...

On the 1st of June 1677 Juel defeated the Swedish admiral Sjoblad off Moen; on the 30th of June 1677 he won his greatest victory, in the Bay of Kjoge, where, with 25 ships of the line and 1267 guns, he routed the Swedish admiral Evert Horn with 36 ships of the line and 1800 guns. For this great triumph, the just reward of superior seamanship and strategy at an early stage of the engagement, Juel's experienced eye told him that the wind in the course of the day would shift from S.W. to W. and he took extraordinary risks accordingly; he was made lieutenant admiral general and a privy councillor. This victory, besides permanently crippling the Swedish navy, gave the Danes a self-confidence which enabled them to keep their Dutch allies in their proper place. Evert Horn (1585-1615) was a Swedish soldier, being appointed Governor (Ståthållare) of Narva in 1613, and Field Marshal in 1614. ...

In the following year Van Tromp, whose highhandedness had become unbearable, was discharged by Christian V, who gave the supreme command to Juel. In the spring of 1678 Juel put to sea with 84 ships carrying 2,400 cannon, but as the Swedes were no longer strong enough to encounter such a formidable armament on the open sea, his operations were limited to blockading the Swedish ports and transporting troops to Rugen. Christian V (April 15, 1646 - August 25, 1699), was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670-1699. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ...

After the peace of Lund Juel showed himself an administrator and reformer of the first order, and under his energetic supervision the Danish navy ultimately reached imposing dimensions, especially after Juel became chief of the admiralty in 1683. Personally Juel was the noblest and most amiable of men, equally beloved and respected by his sailors, simple, straightforward and unpretentious in all his ways. During his latter years he was popularly known in Copenhagen as the "good old knight". Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ...

See Garde, Niels Juel (1842), and Den dansk-norske Sømagts Historie 1535-1700 (1861).