Battle of Reval

This article is about the 1790 battle. For the 1602 battle, see Battle of Reval (1602).
Battle of Reval
Part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790

Sea battle at Reval
Ivan Aivazovsky, 1846
Date13 May 1790
Location
Off Reval, Revel Roadstead
59°30′N 24°45′E / 59.5°N 24.75°E / 59.5; 24.75
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Vasily Chichagov Prince Charles
Strength
10 ships of the line
5 frigates
2 bomb vessels
7 cutters
Shore artillery		 22 ships of the line
4 frigates
4 smaller ships
Casualties and losses
8 killed
27 wounded		 ~150–200 killed, wounded or missing
  •  • 130 to 150 killed
or: 51 dead and ~80 wounded.
1 ship of the line captured:
  •  • ~400 to 600 captured seamen and army personnel on it;
  •  • or incl. as few as 250 men captured.
1 ship of the line destroyed
5 ships heavily damaged
40 to 42 cannons lost

The Battle of Reval took place on 13 May [O.S. 2 May] 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790, off the port of Reval in the roadstead (now Tallinn, Estonia). This battle ended in an imposing Imperial Russian Navy victory; it has been compared to the practice of running the gauntlet.


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