1790 military conflict in Estonia during Russo-Swedish War
This article is about the 1790 battle. For the 1602 battle, see Battle of Reval (1602).
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Battle of Reval
Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90)
The Battle of Reval, Ivan Aivazovsky
Date
13 May 1790
Location
Off Reval; Revel Roadstead, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
59°30′N24°45′E / 59.5°N 24.75°E / 59.5; 24.75
Result
Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia
Imperial Russian Navy
Sweden
Swedish Navy
Commanders and leaders
Vasily Chichagov
Prince Charles
Strength
10 ships of the line, 5 frigates, 2 bomb vessels, 7 cutters[a]
22 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 4 smaller ships[b]
Casualties and losses
8 killed & 27 wounded[2]
~150–200 dead, wounded or missing[c]
• 130 to 150 killed[d]
or: 51 dead and ~80 wounded.[8] 1 ship of the line captured:[2]
• ~400 to 600 captured seamen and army personnel on it;[e]
• or incl. as few as 250 men captured.[8]
1 ship of the line destroyed[2] 5 ships heavily damaged[9] 40 to 42 cannons lost[f]
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Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Hogland
Kilduin
Kvistrum
Porrassalmi
Uttismalm
Kaipiais
Parkumäki
Öland
Svensksund I
Elgsö
Baltischport
Valkeala
Pardakoski–Kärnakoski
Reval
Fredrikshamn
Keltis
Savitaipal
Kronstadt
Uransari
Björkösund
Vyborg Bay
Svensksund II
The naval Battle of Reval[g] 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]
^ abcdNovikov 1948, pp. 136–137.
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^Novikov 1948, p. 133.
^ abcdVeselago 1939.
^ abcdeStenzel & Kirchhoff 2002.
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^ abTredrea & Sozaev 2010, p. 99.
^ ab"Reval 1790 – från nederlag till älskad konst". digitaltmuseum.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ ab"Revel and Krasnaya Gorka (The History of Russian Navy)". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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