Naval battle between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy in the Great Northern War, the first important victory of the Russian fleet in its history. It took place on 26 July 1714. The setting was Hanko Peninsula and Baltic Sea. It was part of the Great Northern War. Its causes included the Great Northern War.
Before and after
- 1713Peace of Utrecht
- 1713Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
- 5 October 1713Birth of Denis Diderot
- 1714Construction of Belvedere
- 26 July 1714Battle of Gangut
- from 1715 to 1717Yamasee War
- 1 September 1715Death of Louis XIV of France
- 12 October 1715Birth of Peter II of Russia
- 13 November 1715Battle of Sheriffmuir
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 23 May 1568 to 30 January 1648Eighty Years' War
- from 25 April 1588 to 1 August 1588Spanish Armada
- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- from 22 February 1700 to 10 September 1721Great Northern War
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
The era
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