Raid on Baltischport
| Raid on Baltischport | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) | |||||||||
Admiral-Captain Baron Cederström with the two Swedish frigates Jarramas and Ulla Fersen raid the Russian fortress of Paldiski (Baltischport) in Estonia, on 17 March 1790 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Rudolf Cederström | de Roberty | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Ulla Fersen Jarramas | Paldiski garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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2 frigates 50–60 men |
300–360 men 49 cannons | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| none |
Entire garrison capitulated 49 cannons disabled | ||||||||
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The raid on Baltischport was a successful Swedish military operation during the Russo-Swedish war of 1788–1790 which targeted the small Estonian port of Paldiski (Roggersvik; then called Baltiyskiy Port). The Swedish force consisted of two frigates and 50–60 men led by Rudolf Cederström. The operation resulted in the Russian naval stores and war material located in Paldiski no longer being able to be used for the imminent mobilization.