Qualla: Battle of Stäket https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Stäket https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket Battle of Stäket: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket/ On August 13, 1719, as the summer sun hung low over the Stockholm archipelago, 800 Swedish soldiers were running for their lives—and for their capital. Word had reached them that Russian galleys were probing Baggensstäket, the narrow passage the locals called "the backdoor to Stockholm." If the enemy slipped through, the entire Swedish defense strategy would collapse. The men of Södermanlands regemente had just 19 kilometers of rocky, forested terrain between them and disaster.

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/t/1/battle-of-st-ket-wp/u6t1-battle-of-st-ket-the-warrior-kings-final-gamble.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Stäket: Sinking the Backdoor Shut https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket/ Apraksin knew about Baggensstäket. The narrow strait wound through the archipelago south of Vaxholm, offering a passage to Stockholm that bypassed the fortress entirely. Swedish intelligence discovered the Russian admiral's interest. Colonel Baltzar von Dahlheim responded with an...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/t/1/battle-of-st-ket-wp/u6t1-battle-of-st-ket-sinking-the-backdoor-shut.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Stäket: A Race Against Twilight https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket/ The morning of August 13 brought confirmation: Russian galleys had been spotted at Baggensstäket's entrance. Colonel Rutger Fuchs received orders to move his regiment immediately. What followed was a brutal forced march through some of Sweden's most challenging terrain—rocky outc...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/t/1/battle-of-st-ket-wp/u6t1-battle-of-st-ket-a-race-against-twilight.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Stäket: Two Hours of Chaos https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket/ Fuchs and the main battalion arrived at 8 pm to find von Essen's force in desperate straits. A marsh blocked the direct route to his beleaguered soldiers, forcing Fuchs to execute a flanking maneuver through tangled, hilly terrain as darkness gathered. The Russians heard the Swed...

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]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/6/t/1/battle-of-st-ket-wp/u6t1-battle-of-st-ket-two-hours-of-chaos.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Stäket: The Savior of Stockholm https://qualla.com/battle-of-st-ket/ Apraksin's probe had failed. Unfavorable winds trapped his fleet in Baggensfjärden the following day, but the admiral recognized his opportunity had passed. An approaching English fleet under Admiral John Norris and the Swedish Karlskrona squadron were closing in. The Russians de...

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