Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812)

Anglo-Russian War
Part of the Napoleonic Wars

The engagement between the Russian cutter Opyt and HMS Salsette off the coast of Naissaar, 11 July 1808
Date2 September 1807 – 18 July 1812
(4 years 10 months & 16 days)
Location
Result Treaties of Örebro
Belligerents
Russia United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Alexander I
Nikolay Rumyantsev
Nikolai Saltykov
George III
William Cavendish-Bentinck
Spencer Perceval
Robert Jenkinson

The Anglo-Russian War was a war between the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire which lasted from 2 September 1807 to 18 July 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. It began after Russia signed the Treaty of Tilsit with the First French Empire, which ended hostilities between the two nations. During the war, actual military engagements were limited primarily to minor naval actions in the Baltic Sea and Barents Sea.