It began Process_start just east of Öland and the Allied fleet eventually retreated Departing toward Gotland .

On 25 July , Horn discovered Know the Allied Danish–Lübeck fleet at the northern tip of Öland , headed Self_motion for Gotland .

A few more losses Earnings_and_losses did not affect Influence either fleet , when a sudden wind made it impossible for the Swedish navy to continue its pursuit Self_motion of the Danish fleet , which was anchored Connect to the Gotland coast to bury Placing the Danish vice-admiral Christopher Morgisen on hallowed ground after his death Death from a cannonball .

The Allied fleet however was thrown Self_motion against the coast of Gotland , and 12 Danish and 3 Lübeck vessels were smashed Destroying , and most of the ships ' crews , numbering around 5000 , were drowned Killing , with only around 1400 surviving Earnings_and_losses ashore .

They were under orders Request that , if the city were to be attacked Attack , they should kill Killing all burghers of Swedish origin , burn Destroying the city and castle , retreat Escaping and regroup Cause_to_amalgamate in Visby , Gotland .

The first battle of Öland ( ) took place Process_start on 30–31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland , between a fleet of Allied ships , the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under Friedrich Knebel , and a Swedish fleet of 23 or more ships under Jakob Bagge .