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Battle of Kronstadt
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For the 1919 action, see Raid on Kronstadt.
The Battle of Kronstadt (Russian: Красногорское сражение, lit. 'Battle of Krasnaya Gorka') was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland west of Kronstadt on 3–4 June 1790. The Swedish naval forces sought to engage the Kronstadt squadron of Russian fleet and defeat them both to prevent Russian squadrons from joining and also to open the sea route to Kronstadt and Saint Petersburg.
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Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90) | |||||
![]() The battle as depicted by Russian painter Alexey Bogolyubov | |||||
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Duke Charles of Södermanland | Admiral Alexander Kruse | ||||
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84 killed 281 wounded[1] |
89 killed 218 wounded[1] |
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