Battle of Kauhajoki

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Battle of Kauhajoki
Part of the Finnish War
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I ställningen vid Kauhajoki, by Axel Hjelm
Date10 August 1808
Location 62°24′50.000″N22°10′19.999″E / 62.41388889°N 22.17222194°E / 62.41388889; 22.17222194
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Georg Carl von Döbeln Flag of Russia.svg 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]
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Location within South Ostrobothnia
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Battle of Kauhajoki (Finland)
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Battle of Kauhajoki (European Russia)

The Battle of Kauhajoki was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 10, 1808.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hornborg 1955, p. 131.
  2. Ruismäki, Liisa (1987). Kauhajoen historia: esihistoriasta vuoteen 1918 (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Kauhajoen kunta ja seurakunta. p. 398. ISBN   951-99888-2-3.

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