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Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the Battle of Helsinki.
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Great Northern War
Swedish-Russian conflict (1700–1721)
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Russian Navy
Naval arm of the Russian military
The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fyodor Apraksin
Russian admiral (1661–1728)
Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty from 1717 to 1728 and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1723.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Katajanokka
Helsinki Subdivision in Uusimaa, Finland
Katajanokka is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 5000 inhabitants in 2023. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th century, the area fell outside the fortifications…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hietalahti, Helsinki
Quarter in Helsinki, Finland
Hietalahti is the southernmost section of the Kamppi neighborhood the city of Helsinki, Finland. A notable feature is the Hietalahti shipyard.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Helsinki (1713)
Part of the Great Northern War
The Battle of Helsinki was fought between the Russian army under Tsar Peter the Great and Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of Sweden under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt between 8 and 11 May 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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