What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 1741
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 61.06° N, 28.19° E
- Description
- battle in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Villmanstrand
Battle in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743
The Battle of Villmanstrand, also referred to as the storming of Villmanstrand, was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on 3 September 1741, when Russian forces of 10,000 men, under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted the fortress of Villmanstrand.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire russe sur la Suède à la bataille de Vilmanstrand près de Lappeenranta”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page