Battle of Öland

Overview

The Battle of Öland was a naval battle that took place on 26 July 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790).

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The available overview describes a 1676 engagement during the Scanian War rather than the stated 1789 Russo-Swedish War battle. Because the supplied source text does not correspond to the Battle of Öland of July 26, 1789, no grounded significance can be written for that engagement. The only figures present in the structured facts are 176 Russian casualties, which alone are insufficient to characterize the battle's role in the 1788–1790 war between Sweden and Russia.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)