Battle of Hogland (1705)

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Battle of Hogland (1705)
Part of Great Northern War
Date20 August 1705
Location
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
 Swedish Navy  Imperial Russian Navy
Commanders and leaders
Cornelius Ankarstierna unknown
Strength
1 ship of the line 7 galleys

The battle of Hogland 1705 was a minor naval battle between the Swedish ship of the line Reval and 7 Russian galleys. After several hours of fighting the Swedes were victorious. It was the first time that Russian galleys took part in a naval battle in the Baltic Sea.

Sources[edit]

  • Ehrensvärd, Ulla; Kokkonen, Pellervo; Nurminen, Juha (1995). Mare Balticum : 2000 år av östersjöns historia [2000 years of history of the Baltic Sea] (in Swedish). ISBN 9511139932.