Battle or uprising · 17.03.1790
Sixty Swedes take Baltischport
On a March morning in 1790, during the Russo-Swedish War, two Swedish frigates, Ulla Fersen and Jarramas, appeared off Baltischport, today's Paldiski. Swedish intelligence had expected to find a Russian squadron of ten or twelve ships in the harbour, but it had gone. Lieutenant Rudolf Cederström landed a naval brigade of only 50–60 men anyway, and after a short bombardment the fortress and its garrison of more than 300 surrendered. The Swedes demanded a ransom of 4,000 roubles from the town, burned the storehouses of naval supplies and spiked the fort's 49 cannon before sailing home to Karlskrona. Cederström was promoted to major, while Catherine the Great reportedly thought the surrender shameful. The ramparts of Paldiski's old fortress still rise beside the town.
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Eesti keeles
Ühel 1790. aasta märtsihommikul, Vene-Rootsi sõja ajal, ilmusid Baltischporti ehk praeguse Paldiski alla kaks Rootsi fregatti, Ulla Fersen ja Jarramas. Rootsi luure oli oodanud sadamas kümne-kaheteistkümne laevaga Vene eskaadrit, kuid see oli lahkunud. Leitnant Rudolf Cederström saatis sellegipoolest maale vaid 50–60-mehelise merejalaväe salga ja pärast lühikest pommitamist alistus kindlus koos enam kui 300-mehelise garnisoniga. Rootslased nõudsid linnalt 4000 rubla lunaraha, põletasid mereväe varustuse laod ja naelutasid kindluse 49 kahurit, enne kui Karlskronasse tagasi purjetasid. Cederström ülendati majoriks, Katariina II aga pidavat alistumist häbiväärseks. Paldiski vana kindluse vallid kõrguvad linna serval tänini.
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