Battle of Hogland (1705)
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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.
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This article is about the battle of 1705. For other uses, see Battle of Hogland (1713), Battle of Hogland (1788), and Operation Tanne Ost.
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Battle of Hogland (1705) | |||||||
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Part of Great Northern War | |||||||
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Swedish Navy | Imperial Russian Navy | ||||||
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Cornelius Ankarstierna | unknown | ||||||
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1 ship of the line | 7 galleys |
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