page_title: Battle of Grengam
section_title: The battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Grengam / The battle
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Slaget i Ledsund. Efter samtida teckning. a = Pommern; b = Danska Örn; c = Vainqueuer; d = Kiskin; e = St. Phænix. Längst till höger ses den ryska styrkan. - Alb. Bonniers boktryckeri 1923 - English: Battle of Grengam 1720 according to a contemporary drawing. a=Pommern, b=Danska Örn, c=Vainqueuer, d=Kiskin, e=Stora Phænix. The Russian fleet of galleys is seen to the very right.
context_page_description: The Battle of Grengam Swedish: Slaget vid Ledsund, or Slaget vid Föglöfjärden.), Finnish: Flisön taistelu of 1720 was the last major naval battle in the Great Northern War that took place in the Åland Islands, in the Ledsund strait between the island communities of Föglö and Lemland. The battle marked the end of Russian and Swedish offensive naval operations in Baltic waters. The Russian fleet conducted one more raid on the Swedish coast in spring 1721, whereupon the Treaty of Nystad was signed, ending the war.
context_section_description: The Swedish and Russian accounts of the battle differ significantly. Both sides agree that on July 27, 1720, a group of Swedish ships under Vice Admiral Carl Georg Siöblad attacked the Russian fleet and, in a pitched battle, had their four frigates captured by Russian sailors.
caption: Contemporary Swedish drawing of the battle, showing the Swedish ship of the line and frigates closing in on the Russian galleys.
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