Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)
| Russo-Swedish War | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Austrian Succession and a series of Russo-Swedish wars | |||||||||
A 1742 map of the location of the war. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 70,000 total | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 10,000 dead | 50,000 total loses | ||||||||
The Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743 (also known as The War of the Hats) was instigated by the Hats, a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War, and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally the Habsburg monarchy in the War of the Austrian Succession. The war was a disaster for Sweden, which lost more territory to Russia.