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The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
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Battle of Gangut
1714 battle of the Great Northern War
The Battle of Gangut took place on 27 JulyJul./ 7 August 1714Greg. during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko (Hangö), Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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