In 1427, a Kalmar Union fleet was resoundingly victorious in a against the Hanseatic League. 1 July 1677, a sea battle between a Dano-Norwegian and a slightly larger Swedish fleet occurred in the bay. The outcome was a Dano-Norwegian victory, lead by Admiral Niels Juel. An indecisive battle between a Dano-Norwegian fleet and Sweden was fought in 1710.