Battle of Hörnefors

Wann

5. Juli 1809

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

63.62° N, 19.91° E

Description

1809 battle of the Finnish War

1809 battle of the Finnish War

The Battle of Hörnefors took place during the Finnish War, on 5 July 1809, when 2,400 Swedes under Johan August Sandels went on a counter-offensive against 3,350 Russians under Ilya Alekseyev and Pavel Shuvalov, at Hörnefors, Sweden. After more than two hours of intense fighting along the Hörnån (river) Sandels ordered a retreat, after having been misinformed of a greater Russian flanking attack.

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