Battle of Svensksund

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historical event naval battle

The Battle of Svensksund was a major 1790 naval engagement of the Russo-Swedish War, remembered as one of Sweden’s greatest naval victories and one of the largest galley battles in history.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Svensksund canonical	1
Battle of Svensksund (1790)	1
Second Battle of Svensksund	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Rochensalm NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Svensksund NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	heavy Russian losses ⓘ significant ship losses for Russia ⓘ
chronology	late phase of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
combatantSide	Russian Baltic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish archipelago fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Gustav III of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen NERFINISHED ⓘ Voin Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	personally overseen by King Gustav III ⓘ
conflict	Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	naval engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1790-07-09 ⓘ 1790-07-10 ⓘ
endDate	1790-07-10 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
hasCommemoration	monuments in Kotka, Finland ⓘ
hasMemorial	Maritime Centre Vellamo exhibitions ⓘ
historicalRegion	Swedish Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	symbol of Swedish naval prowess ⓘ
location	Svensksund, Gulf of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ near Kotka, present-day Finland ⓘ
navalTheater	Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of Sweden’s greatest naval victories ⓘ being one of the largest galley battles in history ⓘ
partOf	Great Power conflicts in the Baltic Sea ⓘ Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	First Battle of Svensksund NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTreaty	Treaty of Värälä NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Swedish victory ⓘ
significance	decisive Swedish tactical success ⓘ
startDate	1790-07-09 ⓘ
strategicEffect	strengthened Sweden’s position in peace negotiations ⓘ
tacticalFeature	concentrated Swedish artillery fire ⓘ use of narrow coastal waters ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	galley warfare ⓘ
usedVessels	archipelago frigates ⓘ galleys ⓘ gunboats ⓘ
weatherConditions	wind and coastal shoals favored Swedish tactics ⓘ
year	1790 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire) → notableEngagement → Battle of Svensksund ⓘ

Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) → significantBattle → Battle of Svensksund ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Svensksund (1790)

Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) → significantBattle → Battle of Svensksund ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Svensksund