Naval Wars in the Baltic

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In the following pages I have tried to give an account of the long series of naval wars which took place in the Baltic during the sailing-ship epoch. The principal feature of these wars was their exclusiveness, and the way in which they were for the most part decided without involving the fleets of the Western Powers. It is true that in the seventeenth century the Dutch played some part in Baltic affairs, and that the inclusion of the Baltic Powers in the Napoleonic struggle naturally brought them into contact with England; but in a general way, the history of naval warfare in the Baltic can be looked on as a distinct section, and can best be treated as such.