battle of Ebeltoft

{{Short description|1659 naval battle off the coast of Denmark}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Ebeltoft

| partof = the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)

| caption = View of Ebeltoft, engraving by Alexia de Lode, {{circa|1760}}

| date = 23 July 1659

| place = Ebeltoft bay, Denmark

| territory =

| result = Swedish victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|Swedish Empire}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Dutch Republic}}
{{flag|Denmark–Norway}}
{{flagicon|Holy Roman Empire|1562}} Holy Roman Empire
{{flagicon image|Pabellon de Brandeburgo (c. 1684).svg}} Brandenburg

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Swedish Empire}} Owen Coxe

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} Peder Jansen{{DOW}}

| strength1 = 8 frigates
1 galiot
1 fire ship

| strength2 = {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} 3 frigates
{{flagicon|Denmark–Norway}} 2 frigates

| casualties1 = Negligible

| casualties2 = 1 frigate exploded
4 frigates captured
1,000 captured

| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)}}

| image = Alexia de Lode - Prospekt af Ebeltoft - 1767.jpg

| image_size = 300

}}

The Battle of Ebeltoft was a naval battle between a Swedish and a Danish/Dutch fleet, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660. The allied fleet was ordered to secure a troop transport fleet to the Swedish-controlled island Fyn. Eight Swedish frigates under the command of Owen Coxe attacked the fleet and took the allies by surprise. After a long fight one Dutch ship exploded, the rest of the Danish/Dutch ships were captured and the transport fleet was destroyed. The Danish captain was badly wounded and died during the battle. After the battle, Owen Coxe was ennobled under the name Siölöw.