What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 1808
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 62.88° N, 24.80° E
- Description
- 1808 battle of the Finnish War
Battle of Karstula
1808 battle of the Finnish War
The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “При Карстуле произошло одно из ключевых сражений Русско-шведской войны 1808—1809 гг., между частями русской императорской армии под началом генерала Е”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page