Carl-Olof Cronstedt

Swedish naval commander

1756 CE to 1820 CE

Carl-Olof Cronstedt the elder (October 3, 1756 – April 7, 1820) is a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund, one of the largest naval battles in history.

He is often better remembered, however, as the commander of the fortress of Sveaborg (Finnish: Suomenlinna) during the Finnish War in 1808–09, which is fought between Sweden and Imperial Russia, and ends in Cronstedt surrendering the fortress.

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