Twenty Swedish ships of the line and two frigates met a Danish-Norwegian force covering troop transports, but hours of bombardment produced no operational decision. Sweden lost fewer men than its opponent, yet the fleet failed to stop the convoy. Danish and Saxon troops consequently reached Rügen and other Swedish positions and began taking territory. The episode separates tactical exchange rates from mission success: a fleet that preserves its ships but does not prevent the landing has still failed its strategic task.
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Lower casualties cannot stop Danish-Saxon landings
An inconclusive fleet exchange becomes a strategic Swedish failure when the protected convoy delivers Danish and Saxon troops to Rügen and other positions.