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489:Samuel Greig
486:
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439:Baltic Fleet
412:
394:
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347:Fredrikshamn
327:Baltischport
312:Svensksund I
271:
216:470 captured
167:Samuel Greig
115:Belligerents
44:Part of the
33:
936:'Battle of
782:Jarramas 34
477:Helsingfors
435:Oranienbaum
287:Porrassalmi
260:(1788–1790)
214:720 wounded
197:~12,000 men
186:~10,000 men
1340:Categories
948:References
774:Camilla 40
766:Minerva 40
748:Prins Carl
566:Jacob Hägg
534:Gustaf III
526:Gustaf III
458:Karlskrona
377:Vyborg Bay
372:Björkösund
357:Savitaipal
212:580 killed
191:2 frigates
180:5 frigates
1301:510653362
1284:464453208
864:Vysheslav
860:Mecheslav
817:Vladislav
809:Kir Ioann
803:Rostislav
778:Gripen 40
762:Thetis 40
724:Rättvisan
708:Enigheten
672:Vladislav
627:Vladislav
617:Aftermath
551:Vladislav
539:Vladislav
447:Kronstadt
362:Kronstadt
302:Parkumäki
292:Uttismalm
105:aftermath
1318:Archived
887:Slava 32
868:Boleslav
856:Rodislav
852:Iziaslav
825:Mstislav
813:Iaroslav
770:Froja 40
651:Sveaborg
603:Sveaborg
530:Rotislav
480:Swedish
421:capital
367:Uransari
332:Valkeala
297:Kaipiais
282:Kvistrum
173:Strength
91:Island,
83:Location
938:Gogland
926:Russian
833:Vseslav
720:Ömheten
582:Vseslav
470:Denmark
443:Tallinn
427:Finland
419:Russian
409:Origins
277:Kilduin
272:Hogland
89:Hogland
1299:
1282:
1259:
1236:
848:Viktor
796:Russia
728:Dygden
691:Sweden
611:Seskar
500:Battle
445:) and
415:Sweden
352:Keltis
317:Kalmar
100:Result
27:, and
1274:[
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1228:[
913:Notes
872:Deris
680:Reval
342:Reval
322:Elgsö
307:Öland
87:Near
1297:OCLC
1280:OCLC
1257:ISBN
1234:ISBN
1046:2023
934:dir.
740:Äran
732:Wasa
545:and
399:O.S.
393:The
103:See
76:O.S.
71:Date
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