Åland Offensive

When

10 Mar 1809 – 21 Mar 1809

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

60.15° N, 19.79° E

Description

1809 battle of the Finnish War

Placed at the island its title names, Åland.

1809 battle of the Finnish War

The Åland Offensive was part of a threefold attack on native Sweden by the Russian Empire during the Finnish War, to force Sweden into the Continental System and to give up Finland. Åland was to be used for an immediate attack on Stockholm.

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