Battle of Kauhajoki
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
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
- ^ 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
- Hornborg, Eirik (1955). När riket sprängdes: fälttågen i Finland och Västerbotten, 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.