Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)

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The Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) was a late 18th-century conflict between Sweden and the Russian Empire, initiated by King Gustav III in an attempt to regain lost territories and strengthen his domestic political position.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gustav III’s Russian War ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
commander Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
Duke Charles of Södermanland ⓘ
Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
Otto Heinrich Igelström ⓘ
Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen ⓘ
Samuel Greig ⓘ
conflictType land warfare ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
conflictWith Swedish–Russian relations ⓘ
countryInvolved Russia ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
endTime 1790 ⓘ
followedBy Finnish War ⓘ
hasCause Gustav III’s desire to strengthen his domestic political position ⓘ
Swedish attempt to regain lost territories ⓘ
territorial disputes between Sweden and Russia ⓘ
hasEffect increased financial strain on Sweden ⓘ
naval losses for both Sweden and Russia ⓘ
strengthening of Swedish royal authority in the short term ⓘ
historicalContext rivalry between Sweden and Russia for dominance in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
initiatedBy Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
location Baltic Sea region ⓘ
Finnish coast ⓘ
Gulf of Finland ⓘ
Swedish–Russian borderlands ⓘ
overlapsWith Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) ⓘ
partOf 18th century conflicts ⓘ
Russo-Swedish wars ⓘ
peaceTreatySigned Treaty of Värälä ⓘ
precededBy Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) ⓘ
primaryTheater Baltic Sea ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
result no major territorial changes ⓘ
status quo ante bellum ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Hogland ⓘ
Battle of Porrassalmi ⓘ
Battle of Rochensalm ⓘ
Battle of Svensksund (1790) ⓘ
Battle of Öland (1789) ⓘ
Second Battle of Svensksund ⓘ
startTime 1788 ⓘ
timePeriod late 18th century ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Värälä ⓘ

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Gustav III of Sweden → participantIn → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
subject linked to: King Gustav III of Sweden
Muscovite army → conflict → Russo-Swedish Wars ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Treaty of Fredrikshamn → partOf → Russo-Swedish conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire) → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Carl XIII → participatedIn → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) → partOf → Russo-Swedish wars ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Gustavian era → hasEvent → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Age of Freedom in Finland → associatedWithEvent → Russo-Swedish conflicts of the 18th century ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Bogdan von Knorring → conflict → Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Suomen sota → precededBy → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Baltic theatre of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars → includes → Swedish–Russian War of 1788–1790 ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Battle of Reval (1790) → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Reval (1790) → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Reval (1790) → campaign → Swedish 1790 naval campaign in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen → participatedIn → Russo-Swedish War ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen → militaryConflict → Russo-Swedish War ⓘ
linked to: Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Battle of Svensksund → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Svensksund → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Hogland → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Hogland → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Öland (1789) → partOf → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
Battle of Öland (1789) → conflict → Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ