Battle of the Sound (1658)
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The Battle of the Sound (1658) was a major naval engagement during the Second Northern War in which a Dutch fleet intervened to break a Swedish blockade of Copenhagen and secure control over the vital Øresund strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Sound (1658) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8781092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Sound (1658) Context triple: [Witte Corneliszoon de With, participatedIn, Battle of the Sound (1658)]
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Battle of Møn (1677)
The Battle of Møn (1677) was a naval engagement in the Scanian War between Danish-Norwegian and Swedish fleets in the Baltic Sea near the island of Møn.
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B.
Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
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C.
Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) was a major naval engagement of the Torstenson War in which a combined Swedish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Danish navy in the Baltic Sea.
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D.
Battle of Copenhagen
The Battle of Copenhagen was a major 1801 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet, led in part by Admiral Horatio Nelson, attacked the Danish-Norwegian defenses to break their alliance with France.
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E.
Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Sound (1658) Target entity description: The Battle of the Sound (1658) was a major naval engagement during the Second Northern War in which a Dutch fleet intervened to break a Swedish blockade of Copenhagen and secure control over the vital Øresund strait.
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A.
Battle of Møn (1677)
The Battle of Møn (1677) was a naval engagement in the Scanian War between Danish-Norwegian and Swedish fleets in the Baltic Sea near the island of Møn.
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B.
Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
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C.
Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) was a major naval engagement of the Torstenson War in which a combined Swedish-Dutch fleet decisively defeated the Danish navy in the Baltic Sea.
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D.
Battle of Copenhagen
The Battle of Copenhagen was a major 1801 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet, led in part by Admiral Horatio Nelson, attacked the Danish-Norwegian defenses to break their alliance with France.
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E.
Battle of Helsingborg
The Battle of Helsingborg was a 1710 engagement in which Swedish forces decisively repelled a Danish attempt to reconquer Scania, helping to secure Sweden’s control of southern Scandinavia during the Great Northern War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Second Northern War
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Øresund
ⓘ
Slaget i Öresund ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Øresund
Slaget på Öresund ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Øresund
|
| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| casualtiesDutchDanish | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesSwedish | several ships lost or damaged ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
ⓘ
Henrik Bjelke ⓘ Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam ⓘ Niels Juel ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Northern War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| date | 8 November 1658 ⓘ |
| effect |
prevented Swedish domination of the Baltic entrance
ⓘ
relief of the siege of Copenhagen ⓘ secured continued Dutch access to Baltic grain and naval stores ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthDutch | about 40 to 45 ships of the line ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthSwedish | about 40 to 45 warships ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued negotiations leading to the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) ⓘ |
| involvedWarshipsFrom |
Admiralty of Amsterdam
ⓘ
Admiralty of Rotterdam ⓘ Admiralty of Zeeland ⓘ |
| location |
near the island of Amager
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off Copenhagen ⓘ Øresund ⓘ |
| near |
Copenhagen
ⓘ
Helsingør ⓘ |
| objective |
break Swedish blockade of Copenhagen
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secure control of the Øresund Strait ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sweden ⓘ |
| outcome | Swedish blockade of Copenhagen broken ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Swedish invasion of Denmark in 1658
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linked to:
Swedish invasion of Denmark–Norway
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| result | Dutch–Danish victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
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protection of Dutch Baltic trade ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Copenhagen defenders
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Danish shore batteries ⓘ |
| year | 1658 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Sound (1658) Description of subject: The Battle of the Sound (1658) was a major naval engagement during the Second Northern War in which a Dutch fleet intervened to break a Swedish blockade of Copenhagen and secure control over the vital Øresund strait.
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