Battle of Reval
1790 military conflict in Estonia during Russo-Swedish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1790 battle. For the 1602 battle, see Battle of Reval (1602).
The naval Battle of Reval[lower-alpha 7] took place on 13 May [O.S. 2 May] 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), off the port of Reval in the roadstead (now Tallinn, Estonia). This battle ended in an imposing Imperial Russian Navy's victory; it has been compared to the practice of running the gauntlet.[5]
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Battle of Reval | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90) | |||||||
The Battle of Reval, Ivan Aivazovsky | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Vasily Chichagov | Prince Charles | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10 ships of the line, 5 frigates, 2 bomb vessels, 7 cutters[lower-alpha 1] |
22 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 4 smaller ships[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||
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8 killed & 27 wounded[2] |
~150–200 dead, wounded or missing[lower-alpha 3]
1 ship of the line captured:[2]
5 ships heavily damaged[9] 40 to 42 cannons lost[lower-alpha 6] |
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