Battle of Kauhajoki
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Battle of Kauhajoki | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
I ställningen vid Kauhajoki, by Axel Hjelm | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georg Carl von Döbeln | Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shepelev | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,250[1] | 1,150[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
67 killed, wounded or captured[1] | 200 killed, wounded or captured[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Kauhajoki was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 10, 1808.
History
[edit]After the important Swedish victory at the Battle of Lapua the force under the command of Georg Carl von Döbeln defeated a Russian force near Kauhajoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hornborg 1955, p. 131.
- ^ Ruismäki, Liisa (1987). Kauhajoen historia: esihistoriasta vuoteen 1918 (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Kauhajoen kunta ja seurakunta. p. 398. ISBN 951-99888-2-3.
Sources
[edit]- Hornborg, Eirik (1955). När riket sprängdes: fälttågen i Finland och Västerbotten, 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.