Battle of Ösel Island
| Battle of Osel Island | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Aleksey Bogolyubov. Battle of Oesel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Commodore Anton Johan Wrangel | Captain Naum Senyavin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 ship of the line 1 frigate 1 brigantine |
6 ships of the line 1 smaller boat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 ships captured 451 killed, wounded and captured | 18 | ||||||
The Battle of Ösel Island took place on May 24(4 June), 1719 (O.S.), during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa (Ösel).
It led 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.