Gangut, Battle of, Finland, 1714
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Name (Latin)
Gangut, Battle of, Finland, 1714
Other forms of name
nne Hangö, Battle of, 1714
Hanko, Battle of, Finland, 1714
Coordinates
23.08166667 23.08166667 59.93722222 59.93722222 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Northern War, 1700-1721 Campaigns Finland
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q681712
Library of congress:
sh 85058746
Sources of Information
- Britannica Macro.:
- Dupuy, R. Encyc. of mil. hist., 1970:
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Gangut (Russian: Гангутское сражение; Finnish: Riilahden taistelu; Finland Swedish: Slaget vid Rilax; Swedish: Sjöslaget vid Hangöudd) took place on 27 JulyJul./ 7 August 1714Greg. during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy. It was the first important victory of the Russian fleet in its history. It is commemorated in Russia as one of the Days of Military Honour.
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