Battle of Gothenburg

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title: Battle of Gothenburg
text: The Battle of Gothenburg was a Danish-Norwegian attempt to destroy the Swedish squadron in Gothenburg, which was led by Olof Strömstierna. The Danes were led by the famous Peter Tordenskjold. The Swedish land defence was led by Fredrik of Hessen, and it consisted of the land batteries Billingen and Rya Nabbe with 12 guns each, and the Älvsborg fortress, who had 400 soldiers with 90 guns. The Danish-Norwegian attack was intended as a surprise attack but failed, after the Swedes opened fire at the
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description: 1717 naval battle of the Great Northern War
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