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|strength2= |casualties1= |casualties2= }} The naval Battle of Hogland took place on 17 July (6 July OS) 1788 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790). ==Origins== On the outbreak of war with Russia in 1788, Sweden planned to attack the Russian capital St. Petersburg. One Swedish army was to advance through Finland; a second army, accompanied by the Swedish coastal flotilla, was to advance along the Finnish coast into the Gulf of Finland; while a third army sailed with the Swedish battlefleet in order to land at Oranienbaum to advance on St. Petersburg. To succeed, the Russian Baltic Fleet had to be eliminated or blockaded in its ports at Reval (now Tallinn) and Kronstadt. Swedish battlefleet of 12 ships of the line and 5 frigates under command of Prince Karl, Duke Charles of Södermanland had set sail from Karlskrona on 9 June 1788. While Duke Charles had overall command of the fleet belonged to Admiral Anton Johan Wrangel (the younger) with experienced naval officer Lieutenant Colonel Otto Henrik Nordenskjöld as his flag-captain. Already before the war started it intercepted small Russian squadron of 3 ships of the line and 4 frigates headed for Denmark and demanded these to salute his flag which was in direct contradiction of the treaties of 1743. After being notified that star of war was in effect on 7 July Swedish fleet headed for Helsingfors to wait for reinforcements. Before reaching the destination Swedes intercepted and promptly captured two Russian frigates which were unaware of the war and got caught unaware of the situation. At Helsingfors three ships of the line joined the fleet together with one frigate and 2 light frigates from the Swedish archipelago fleet. On 14 July, the Swedish fleet with battle line of 20 ships, of which 15 were ships of the line and five were frigates, together with 6 lighter frigates sailed deeper into the Gulf of Finland. Russians were well aware of the Swedish movements in the Baltic Sea but still had hopes that situation would not escalate into a war. Already on 4 July 1788 moved Admiral Samuel Greig his fleet of 12 ships of the line, 5 frigates and 3 cutters out of Kronstadt. Fleet was ordered on 7 July to engage and defeat the Swedish fleet and after receiving reinforcements on 9 July fleet started sailing towards western Gulf of Finland. The Russian fleet consisted of 17 ships of the line, 7 frigates and 7 smaller ships after being reinforced. Calm winds left the Russian fleet adrift near the island of Bolshoi Tyuters. Admiral Grieg used this lull for training his hastily assembled fleet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Hogland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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