Battle of Björkösund

Battle of Björkösund
	Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90)
	; Affären vid Björksund, 1790 by Johan Tietrich Schoultz
Date	July 2–3, 1790
Location	Beryozovye Islands, Russia
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Klas Hjelmstierna	Karl Heinrich von Nassau-Siegen
Strength
42 gun sloops and yawls	7 frigates,; 6 xebecs,; 3 floating batteries,; 3 prams,; 5 bomb vessels and 57 smaller ships
Casualties and losses
3 killed,; 8 wounded	400 men,; 1 frigate,; 1 xebec and another larger and some minor ships

The Battle of Björkösund took place on July 2–3, 1790 during Russo-Swedish War (1788–90), between Sweden and the Russian Empire.

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