A Swedish battle fleet, which had been…

June 1808 CE

A Swedish battle fleet, which had been expelling Russians from Gotland, had been ordered to blockade the Hangö Peninsula and had reached the cape on June 10.

Due to bad weather and bad visibility, the fleet under Admiral Cedeström had chosen to stay relatively far from the coast.

After approaching the coast on June 21 Cedeström learns that the Russians had already passed the cape some time earlier.

Attempts to stop the Russians deeper in the archipelago do not succeed either.

Failure to stop the Russians leads the king to relieve Cederström from his duties and replace him with Admiral Nauckhoff.

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Hanko > Hangö Southern Finland Finland View →

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Alexander I of Russia View → Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway View → Georg Magnus Sprengtporten View → Gustav IV Adolf View →

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Sweden, (second) Kingdom of View → Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of View → Finland, (Swedish) Grand Duchy of View → Norway, dependent Danish kingdom of View → Russian Empire View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, (first) Empire of View →

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Napoleonic Wars View → Anglo-Russian War of 1807-1812 View → Dano–Swedish War of 1808–1809 View → Finnish War View →

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