Battle of Osel Island

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Battle of Osel Island
Part of the Great Northern War
Aleksey Bologolyubov. Battle of Oesel
Date June 4, 1719 Location near Saaremaa Result Decisive Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Sweden
Commanders
Captain Naum Senyavin	Commodore Wrangel
Strength
7 ships	3 ships
Casualties and losses
?	110 killed or wounded 3 ships captured

v • d • e Great Northern War
Narva – Daugava – Erastfer – Kliszów – Pułtusk – Jēkabpils – Poznań – Punitz – Gemauerthof – Warsaw – Grodno – Fraustadt – Kalisz – Holowczyn – Malatitze – Lesnaya – Poltava – Helsingborg – Gadebusch – Pälkäne – Storkyro – Gangut – Stralsund – Dynekilen – Ösel – Stäket – Grengam

The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24, 1719, during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa. It lead to a victory for the Russian captain Naum Senyavin, whose forces captured three enemy vessels, sustaining as few as eighteen casualties. It was the first Russian naval victory which did not involve ramming or boarding actions.

Contents 1 Ships involved 1.1 Russia 1.2 Sweden 2 References

[edit] Ships involved

[edit] Russia

• Devonshire 52
• Portsmouth 52
• Raphail 52
• Uriil 52
• Varachail 52
• Hyagudiil 52
• Natalia 18

[edit] Sweden

• Wachtmeister 52 - Captured
• Karlskrona Vapen 30 - Captured
• Bernhardus 10 - Captured

[edit] References

• Naval Wars in the Baltic 1553-1850 (1910) - R. C. Anderson
• http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/book/chap2-3.html