Battle of Reval (1790)

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The Battle of Reval (1790) was a naval engagement of the Russo-Swedish War in which a Swedish fleet unsuccessfully attacked a Russian squadron anchored off the port of Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tallinn (1790) ⓘ
attacker Swedish fleet ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign Swedish 1790 naval campaign in the Baltic Sea ⓘ
chronologyWithinWar late phase of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
combatant1 Swedish Navy ⓘ
combatant2 Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
commanderForRussia Vasily Chichagov ⓘ
commanderForSweden Duke Charles of Södermanland ⓘ
conflict Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
conflictSide Sweden vs. Russia ⓘ
countryAtTime Russian Empire ⓘ
date 13 May 1790 ⓘ
defender Russian squadron ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790) ⓘ
geographicalContext off the port of Reval ⓘ
hasCategory 1790 in military history ⓘ
Battles involving Russia ⓘ
Battles involving Sweden ⓘ
History of Tallinn ⓘ
Naval battles of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
historicalEra Age of Sail ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involvedMonarch Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
location Gulf of Finland ⓘ
Reval ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ
navalTechnology ships of the line and frigates ⓘ
navalTheater Baltic Sea ⓘ
notableFeature engagement between a moving Swedish fleet and an anchored Russian line ⓘ
outcome Swedish attack repulsed ⓘ
partOf Baltic naval campaigns of the Russo-Swedish War ⓘ
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
precededBy earlier actions of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
presentDayCityName Tallinn ⓘ
presentDayCountryName Republic of Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Estonia
presentDayLocation Estonia ⓘ
primaryTactic Swedish line-ahead attack on anchored Russian ships ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
RussianForceStatus anchored squadron ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure Russian control in the Gulf of Finland ⓘ
SwedishObjective defeat Russian squadron at Reval ⓘ
SwedishOutcome failed to destroy Russian squadron ⓘ
typeOfWarfare naval warfare ⓘ
year 1790 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reval → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Reval (1790) ⓘ
Reval → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Reval (1602) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Reval (1790)
Battle of Reval (1790) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tallinn (1790) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Reval (1790)