High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Carl-Olof Cronstedt the elder (3 October 1756 – 7 April 1820) was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund, one of the largest naval battles in history. He is often better remembered as the commander of the fortress of Sveaborg (Finnish: Suomenlinna) during the Finnish war 1808, which was fought between Sweden and Imperial Russia.