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Battle of Gangut

BelligerentsSwedish EmpireTsardom of RussiaNavyCommanders and leadersPeter IFyodor ApraksinMatija ZmajevićStrength 1 pram6 galleys2 skerry boats941–2,400 men 98 galleys, of which 23 engaged, with about 3,900 men aboardCasualties and losses All ships captured or sunk361 killed580 capturedor 400 killed or wounded and 2,000 capturedRussian accounts:125 killed, 341 woundedSwedish accounts:3,000 men, 50+ galleysOther accounts:600 killed or woundedThe Battle of Gangut (Russian: Гангутское сражение; Finnish: Riilahden taistelu; Finland Swedish: Slaget vid Rilax; Swedish: Sjöslaget vid Hangö udd) took place on 27 July/ 7 August 1714 during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko (Hangö), Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy.

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