Battle of Svensksund (1789)

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First battle of Svensksund / Rochensalm
Part of Russo-Swedish War
Date August 24 (August 15 OS), 1789
Location Ruotsinsalmi/Svensksund, southern Finland
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Russia Russia
Commanders
Ehrensvärd Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen
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Russo-Swedish War

(1788-1790)
Hogland – Kvistrum Bridge – Öland – 1st Svensksund – Reval – Kronstadt – Vyborg Bay – 2nd Svensksund

The First Battle of Svensksund, also known as the First Battle of Rochensalm from the Russian version of the Finnish: Ruotsinsalmi, was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, outside the present day city of Kotka, on August 24, 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790).

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The Russian Vice-Admiral Nassau-Siegen decisively defeated the Swedish coastal flotilla at the First Battle of Svensksund.

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