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Battle of Svensksund

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wing opposing him was reinforced. However, the Swedes were able to move ships from their reserves to support their right wing with a counterattack which managed to lead the Russian left wing into disorder. Meanwhile, an increasingly strong southwesterly wind forced the Russian center deeper between converging Swedish lines. The strong winds also made it difficult for the Russians to aim their guns, a problem affecting the Swedish ships much less, as the Russian ships acted as a wavebreaker in front of them.
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from both sides and several Russian ships started drifting into the Swedish battle line. Other Russian ships caught fire or were intentionally set on fire, while a few were beached to avoid sinking. At 20:00 Naussau-Siegen ordered the Russian fleet to withdraw and to destroy drifting Russian ships in order to keep them from being captured. Strong winds made the withdrawal difficult and several ships failed to escape. A few Russian ships ignored the order to withdraw and instead
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By the evening it had become apparent that the Swedes were victorious even though the Russian center, consisting of their galleys and largest ships, continued to fight despite unfavorable winds and battle damage. At this time the Swedes were able to fire at the Russian ships from the front as well as
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At 08:00 on 9 July the Russian flagship signaled the attack. By 09:30 the first ships had reached firing distance in the western flank but soon after fighting spread throughout the battle lines. The Swedish right wing under Lieutenant Colonel Törning met with increasing resistance as the Russian left
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The battle of Svensksund is the biggest naval battle ever fought in the Baltic Sea: 500 ships (including supply ships and other ships not involved in combat), over 30,000 men and several thousand cannons. At Svensksund, the Swedes boasted that they destroyed 40 percent of the Russian coastal fleet.
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On the morning of 9 July Gustav III suddenly named Lieutenant-Colonel Cronstedt as his flag-captain after relieving Colonel George de Frese from his duties. The reason for this sudden change was likely that de Frese had been in favor of withdrawing from Svensksund to a more favorable location while
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Surviving Russian ships gathered at Frederikshamn where the badly depleted fleet was being rebuilt while the Swedish coastal fleet stayed at Svensksund. The Swedes later sent a squadron of 25 gun sloops closer to Frederikshamn but they were turned back on 5 August by the rebuilt Russian coastal
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on 14 August 1790. Neither side gained any territory, however all provisions in the peace treaty of Nystad from 1721 that formally infringed upon Swedish sovereignty were cancelled. After the war the Russians started a massive fortification programme on the eastern, Russian, side of the
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after the escape from Vyborg. Gustav made the decision to lead the fight personally and divided his forces into four brigades under lieutenant-colonels Carl Olof Cronstedt, Claes Hjelmstjerna, Victor von Stedingk, and Jakob Törning. Von Stedingk was to lead the center consisting of two
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consisted of roughly 275 ships of various sizes with a total of over 14,000 men present, of these close to 13,000 were combat personnel with 206 ships while 1,200 men and 69 ships were on transport, hospital and other various civilian duties. There were a total of about 1,300 Swedish
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had roughly the same numbers as the Swedish, 274 ships or 200 although with heavier tonnage. There were about 18,500 men in total present with between 850 and 1,000 heavy cannons and almost as many swivel guns, resulting in around 1,600 or more artillery pieces in
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while Hjelmstierna's left wing had 30 gun sloops and 14 gun yawls supported by 12 gun sloops and yawls from Cronstedt's brigade. The rest of Cronstedt's brigade, consisting of the
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of Kråkskär (between the center and right wings) and Sandskär (between the center and left wings). On 8 July the preparations were completed.
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The Swedes suffered 171 dead and 122 seriously wounded in the action or 600–700 men in total applying the lightly wounded to the number. One
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in the Baltic. Since its formation in 1756, it had been something of an elite force within the Swedish armed forces. However, after the
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Svensksund 1790–1940. Sveriges Flotta & Sjöhistoriska Samfundet. Förening för sjövärn och sjöfart, Stockholm. pp. 91–141
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The Russians lost at least 7,400 of 14,000 men; 1,400 dead, wounded and 6,000 captured, compared with Swedish losses of one
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since Nassau-Siegen was expecting a clear victory, having numerical superiority in ships, artillery as well as in men.
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estimates the Russian casualties to at least 9,000 men, but probably more considering the fact that captured Russian
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who put the casualties to 7,369 men while another writer (Poselt) puts them as high as 14,648 men. Swedish historian
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Gustav's main aim was to recapture some of the territory in Finland that had been lost to the Russians in the
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The Russian losses are unknown but were significant. A lower estimation was made by Russian naval historian
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The war was intended to be short and to be won by the assault on St Petersburg, conducted by the navy and
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fleet. The Swedes withdrew back to Svensksund but the Russians did not give chase.
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Circumstances in the 1780s, including the war between the Russian Empire and the
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This defeat encouraged Russia to negotiate with Sweden, eventually signing the
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failed, and the Swedish Navy along with King Gustav himself, was caught in the
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on 3 July, though with heavy losses to the deep-sea navy. After retreating to
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The Russian coastal fleet consisted of nine archipelago frigates, 13
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The battle as depicted by Swedish painter Johan Tietrich Schoultz
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Battle of Svensksund, as depicted in Nordischer Kriegsschauplaz
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Cronstedt had advocated fighting the Russians at Svensksund.
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Second Battle of Svensksund / Rochensalm / Ruotsinsalmi
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fleet a devastating defeat that brought an end to the
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Carl Olof Cronstedt
Karl von Nassau
archipelago fleet
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swivel guns
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gun sloops
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