Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812)
| Anglo-Russian War | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
The engagement between the Russian cutter Opyt and HMS Salsette off the coast of Naissaar, 11 July 1808 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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.