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Battle of Hogland
| Battle of Hogland | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 | |||||||
 Contemporary painting of the battle by Louis Jean Desprez (c. 1743–1804) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Royal Navy |
 Imperial Russian Navy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Prince Charles, Duke of Södermanland |
Samuel Greig | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15 ships of the line 5 frigates 6 light frigates 1,152[1]–1,400[2] guns ~10,000 men[3] |
17 ships of the line 2 frigates 5 light frigates 1,200[2]–1,460[4] guns ~12,000 men[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,000[5]–1,151[6] killed, wounded, or captured 1 ship of the line captured[5] |
580 killed 720 wounded 470 captured 1 ship of the line captured 4 ships out of action[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Hogland[a] was a naval battle that took place on 17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1788 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790).
- ^ Unger (1909), pp. 168–170.
- ^ a b c В. Д. Доценко. Морские битвы России. СПб, 2002, c. 58–59.
- ^ a b Mattila (1983), pp. 147–148.
- ^ Burke (1790), pp. 245–246.
- ^ a b Mattila (1983), p. 148.
- ^ "From Hogland to Barezund (The History of Russian Navy)". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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