battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Vyborg Bay
Battle of Vyborg Bay was a battle fought on 4 July 1790 at Vyborg, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790, which ran from 1788 to 1790. The recorded result: See Aftermath.
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Where it sits in the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
Record
| Date | 4 July 1790 | |
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| Place | Vyborg, Russia 60.583N, 28.517E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 30 ships of the line; 12 frigates; 72 rowing craft; 2,718+ cannons; 21,000+ men The number of cannon and men does not include rowing craft.; Coastal artillery | 20 ships of the line |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Vyborg Bay 1940, same recorded site
- Battle of Vyborg Bay 1944, 0.9 km W
- Battle of Honkaniemi 1940, 16 km NE
- Battle of Naulasaari 1918, 18 km N
- Battle of Viipuri 1918, 19 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1790 and 1944.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Savitaipal 1790
- After: Battle of Svensksund 9 July 1790
- All 19 engagements of Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
Elsewhere in 1790
- Siege of Izmail Ukraine
- Battle of Kerch Strait Russia
- Battle of Andros Greece
- Battle of Tendra Ukraine
- Battle of Falmagne Belgium
Battle of Vyborg Bay is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2004436, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790), revision 1370592775, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.