Battle of Karstula
Appearance
Battle of Karstula | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
Tavastehusarnas strid vid Karstula, by Magnus Adlercreutz and David Ljungdahl | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Otto von Fieandt | Yegor Vlastov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500–1,600 6 guns[1] |
3,200 7 guns[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
313:[1] 60 killed 116 wounded 137 missing[note 1] | 245 killed, wounded or captured[1] |
The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.
Notes, citations and sources
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[edit]Citations
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Hornborg, Eirik (1955). När riket sprängdes: fälttågen i Finland och Västerbotten, 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.
- Julius Mankell. Anteckningar rörande finska arméens och Finlands krigshistoria särskildt med afseende på krigen emellan sverige och ryssland åren 1788-1790 samt 1808-1809, Volume 2. P.A. Norstedt & Söner, 1870. pp. 199–201.
- Georg Carl von Döbeln (1856-1878). Några anteckningar om och af general von Döbeln, Volume 2. p. 51