Hats' War (1741–1743)

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Hats' War (1741–1743) was a failed Swedish military campaign against Russia and its allies, launched by the pro-war "Hats" party during the Age of Liberty that resulted in territorial losses and political discredit for its instigators.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish–Russian war ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hats' Russian War ⓘ
Swedish–Russian War of 1741–1743 ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Denmark-Norway ⓘ
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
chronologicalPredecessor Great Northern War ⓘ
conflictType offensive war initiated by Sweden ⓘ
consequence domestic criticism of the Hats party in Sweden ⓘ
increased Russian control over Finland ⓘ
strengthening of Russian influence in the Baltic region ⓘ
weakening of Sweden as a great power ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
diplomaticInvolvement France ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
endCause Treaty of Åbo ⓘ
endTime 1743 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
hasCause French diplomatic encouragement of Sweden to attack Russia ⓘ
Swedish desire to recover territories lost to Russia in the Great Northern War ⓘ
Swedish hopes to exploit Russian internal instability after the death of Empress Anna ⓘ
pro-war policy of the Hats party in the Swedish Riksdag ⓘ
instigatedBy Hats party (Sweden) ⓘ
linked to: Hats Party
location Baltic region ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
militaryTheater Baltic Sea ⓘ
Finnish front ⓘ
opposedBy Caps party (Sweden) ⓘ
linked to: Caps Party
partOf Age of Liberty (Sweden) ⓘ
politicalContext Age of Liberty parliamentary system in Sweden ⓘ
primaryOpponent Russian Empire ⓘ
region Northern Europe ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
Swedish defeat ⓘ
political discredit of the Hats party ⓘ
territorial losses for Sweden ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Villmanstrand ⓘ
Russian advance to the Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ
Russian invasion and occupation of most of Finland ⓘ
startTime 1741 ⓘ
territorialChange Russia gained parts of southeastern Finland ⓘ
Sweden ceded territory east of the Kymi River to Russia ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Åbo ⓘ

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Age of Liberty → significantEvent → Hats' War (1741–1743) ⓘ
Swedish Age of Liberty → hasConflict → Hats’ Russian War (1741–1743) ⓘ
linked to: Hats' War (1741–1743)