Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)

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military conflict war

The Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) was a late 18th-century conflict between Sweden and the Russian Empire, initiated by King Gustav III in an attempt to regain lost territories and strengthen his domestic political position.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) canonical	3
Russo-Swedish Wars	1
Russo-Swedish conflicts	1
Russo-Swedish wars	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gustav III’s Russian War ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ
commander	Catherine II of Russia ⓘ Duke of Södermanland ⓘ surface form: Duke Charles of Södermanland King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Gustav III of Sweden Otto Heinrich Igelström ⓘ Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen ⓘ Samuel Greig ⓘ
conflictType	land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
conflictWith	Swedish–Russian relations ⓘ
countryInvolved	Russia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
endTime	1790 ⓘ
followedBy	Finnish War ⓘ
hasCause	Gustav III’s desire to strengthen his domestic political position ⓘ Swedish attempt to regain lost territories ⓘ territorial disputes between Sweden and Russia ⓘ
hasEffect	increased financial strain on Sweden ⓘ naval losses for both Sweden and Russia ⓘ strengthening of Swedish royal authority in the short term ⓘ
historicalContext	rivalry between Sweden and Russia for dominance in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
initiatedBy	King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
location	Baltic Sea region ⓘ Finnish coast ⓘ Gulf of Finland ⓘ Swedish–Russian borderlands ⓘ
overlapsWith	Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) ⓘ
partOf	18th century conflicts ⓘ Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Russo-Swedish wars
peaceTreatySigned	Treaty of Värälä ⓘ
precededBy	Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) ⓘ
primaryTheater	Baltic Sea ⓘ Finland ⓘ
result	no major territorial changes ⓘ status quo ante bellum ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Hogland ⓘ Battle of Porrassalmi ⓘ Battle of Rochensalm ⓘ Battle of Svensksund ⓘ surface form: Battle of Svensksund (1790) Battle of Öland (1789) ⓘ Battle of Svensksund ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Svensksund
startTime	1788 ⓘ
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Värälä ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Gustav III of Sweden → participantIn → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ

subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden

Muscovite army → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russo-Swedish Wars

Treaty of Fredrikshamn → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russo-Swedish conflicts

Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire) → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ

Carl XIII → participatedIn → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ

Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Russo-Swedish wars