Battle of Osel Island | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Aleksey Bologolyubov. Battle of Oesel |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Captain Naum Senyavin | Commodore Wrangel | ||||||
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7 ships | 3 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
As few as 18 | 110 killed or wounded (Russian claims) 3 ships captured |
The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24, 1719, during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa (Ösel). It led to a victory for the Russian captain Naum Senyavin, whose forces captured three enemy vessels, sustaining as few as eighteen casualties. It was the first Russian naval victory which did not involve ramming or boarding actions.
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