Battle of Hogland

This article is about the battle of 1788. For other uses, see Battle of Hogland (1705), Battle of Hogland (1713), and Operation Tanne Ost.

Battle of Hogland
Part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790

Contemporary painting of the battle by Louis Jean Desprez (c. 1743–1804)
Date17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1788
Location
Near Hogland Island, Gulf of Finland
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Swedish Royal Navy Imperial Russian Navy
Commanders and leaders
Prince Charles, Duke of Södermanland Samuel Greig
Strength
15 ships of the line
5 frigates
6 light frigates
1,152[1]–1,400[2] guns
~10,000 men[3]		 17 ships of the line
2 frigates
5 light frigates
1,200[2]–1,460[4] guns
~12,000 men[3]
Casualties and losses
1,000[5]–1,151[6] killed, wounded, or captured
1 ship of the line captured[5]		 580 killed
720 wounded
470 captured
1 ship of the line captured
4 ships out of action[2]

The Battle of Hogland[a] was a naval battle that took place on 17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1788 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790).

  1. ^ Unger (1909), pp. 168–170.
  2. ^ a b c В. Д. Доценко. Морские битвы России. СПб, 2002, c. 58-59
  3. ^ a b Mattila (1983), p. 147–148.
  4. ^ Burke (1790), pp. 245–246.
  5. ^ a b Mattila (1983), p. 148.
  6. ^ "From Hogland to Barezund (The History of Russian Navy)". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2023.


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