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Battle of Krasnaya Gorka

Battle of Krasnaya Gorka

3–4 June 1790, Off Krasnaya Gorka, near Kronstadt

Indecisive; the Swedes withdrew into Vyborg Bay

After Reval the Swedish battle fleet sailed east up the Gulf of Finland to strike at the Kronstadt squadron under Vice-Admiral Alexander Cruys before Chichagov could join it. The two fleets fought off Krasnaya Gorka, within earshot of St Petersburg, over two days, but neither could get the better of the other. When Chichagov's squadron was reported coming up from Reval behind them, the Swedes, at risk of being caught between two fleets, fell back into Vyborg Bay to cover the archipelago fleet and the army ashore. The two Russian fleets joined and closed the bay behind them.

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Sailing ships in the Baylabel QS:Lru,"Боголюбов А.П.. Сражение русского флота со шведским флотом в 1790 году вблизи Кронштадта при Красной Горке"label QS:Len,"Sailing ships in the Bay" Image: Alexey Bogolyubov, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Swedish Navy

1+ ships, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Konung Gustaf III

Duke Charles

Ship of the line

Third rate, 70 guns

Survived
Flotillas and other craftNumberLost

Ships of the line and frigates

about 300

Imperial Russian Navy

Number of ships unknown, none lost

Flotillas and other craftNumberLost

Kronstadt squadron: ships of the line and frigates

Vice-Admiral Alexander Cruys.

about 250

Map

  • The Swedes sail east for Kronstadt May – June 1790