The naval Battle of Reval took place on 13 May [O.S. 2 May] 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), off the port of Reval in the roadstead. This battle ended in an imposing Imperial Russian Navy's victory; it has been compared to the practice of running the gauntlet.
The Battle of Reval, Ivan Aivazovsky
Battle plan. Drawing by Johann Christoph Brotze.
Battle plan No. 2. By Johann Christoph Brotze.
The battle, as depicted by Alexey Bogolyubov after Ivan Aivazovsky's painting
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The war was ended by the Treaty of Värälä on 14 August 1790 and took place concomitantly with both the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791), Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and Theatre War. The war was, overall, mostly insignificant for the parties involved.
From left to right: Battle of Hogland Battle of Uttismalm Battle of Vyborg Bay Battle of Svensksund
Swedish warships fitted out in Stockholm in 1788; watercolor by Louis Jean Desprez
Contemporary Swedish drawing of the order of battle at the Battle of Hogland in 1788
Capturing of Swedish 44-gun frigate Venus by Russian 22-gun cutter Merkuriy on June 1, 1789. (by Alexey Bogolyubov)
