Russo-Swedish War (1788-90)
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Was a war between Sweden and Russia.
Chronology
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August 1788: In 1788, King Gustav III of Sweden ordered a retreat from all territories occupied in Russia due to the threat of war from Denmark-Norway. The Swedish forces, led by Field Marshal Johan Christopher Toll, withdrew and the territories were ceded to the Russian Empire on August 25th.
July 1788: The storm of Nyslott by surprise ended in a siege led by Russian military commander Alexander Suvorov against the Swedish fortress of Nyslott in 1788. The siege resulted in the territory falling under Swedish military occupation.
July 1788: The Swedish reached a staging ground just north of Frederikshamn.
August 1788: The siege of Nyslott had to be abandoned on 21 August 1788. The Swedish commander, Carl Olof Cronstedt, was forced to surrender the fortress to the Russian Empire after a prolonged siege during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790.
June 1789: The Swedes won a resounding victory at Utti.
July 1789: By 18 July the Swedish army cleared the Russian defences of Frederikshamn.
July 1789: Small Swedish detachments (roughly 2,000 men) sent to stop the Russians were defeated at Kaipiainen and the Swedish army decided to withdraw from Russian territory.
May 1790: Russian forces led by General Nikolay Arkharov launched a successful attack near the Kymmene River, capturing the strategic town of Anjala in Finland.
May 1790: The Russians are thrown back from Anjala.
August 1790: The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 was ended by the Treaty of Värälä, resulting in the return to the status quo ante bellum.
July 1788: General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt's 4,000 men were to support the coastal fleet's capture of Frederikshamn and crossed the border on 18 July.
August 1788: The landings were successful, some 10 km south-east of the town, and by the evening Swedish forces were advancing towards Frederikshamn.
April 1790: Swedes led by Colonel Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt defeated Russian defenders on 15 April in southern Savolax.
Was a brief war between Denmark-Norway and Sweden.
September 1788: In 1788, Bohuslän was under military occupation by Denmark-Norway. Prince Charles of Hesse led a force of 8,000-10,000 Danish soldiers in an attack on the territory from Norway.
September 1788: In 1788, Colonel Johan Werner Tranefelt, a Swedish military officer, stationed himself in Kvistrum with 700 men. However, they were defeated on 29 September by Danish-Norwegian forces during the military occupation of the territory.
October 1788: Gothenburg surrendered to the forces of Denmark-Norway.
November 1788: The Danish-Norwegian troops left Sweden and marched off toward Norway.
October 1788: In a week the Danish-Norwegians took Uddevalla, Vänersborg, and Åmål but were later stopped at Gothenburg.
