Battle of Pälkjärvi

Wann

10. Aug. 1808

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

62.05° N, 30.67° E

Description

1808 battle of the Finnish War

Platziert: town its title names, Pälkjärvi.

1808 battle of the Finnish War

The Battle of Pälkjärvi was fought between Swedish and Russian forces at the municipality of Pälkjärvi in present-day Russia on 10 August 1808 during the Finnish War. The Swedes launched a night attack, and Ilya Alekseyev, the Russian commander, discovered the danger of his position, being surrounded, and under Swedish pressure sounded the retreat, having managed to break out of the encirclement thanks to the size of…

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