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Finnish War, February 1808 at the outbreak of the war. On February 21, 1808, 24,000 Russian troops under Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden crossed the border in Ahvenkoski and took the town of Lovisa (Finnish: Loviisa). [8] Since Klingspor had not arrived, Lieutenant General Karl Nathanael af Klercker acted as Swedish commander in Finland.
Later, however, a stronger Russian attack managed to breach the Swedish line and force Swedish naval forces into withdrawal, leaving the artillery battery surrounded by Russians. [ 2 ] The Swedish withdrawal was orderly and the Russians failed to take advantage of it before Hjelmstjerna's reserves arrived.
21 February - Finnish War; 2 May - Battle of Pulkkila; 2 March - Siege of Sveaborg; 14 March - Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09 starts. 16 April - Battle of Pyhäjoki; 18 April - Battle of Siikajoki; 27 April - Battle of Revolax; 28 April - Battle of Furuholm; 19–20 June - Battle of Lemo; August - Jämtland Campaign of 1808; 27 October - Battle ...
Swedish landing at Narva [11] Kingdom of Sweden: Novgorod Republic Grand Duchy of Moscow: Russian victory: 1475–1476 Russo–Swedish War (1475–1476) Kingdom of Sweden: Grand Duchy of Moscow: Swedish victory: 1479–1482 Russo-Swedish War (1479–1482) Kingdom of Sweden: Grand Duchy of Moscow: Inconclusive: 1495–1497 Russo-Swedish War ...
Even if the messengers had arrived in time, it is questionable if the authorities could have scraped together enough troops to send reinforcements anyway, as almost all the Swedish forces not already engaged in Finland were needed elsewhere to face Denmark-Norway and France in the concurrent Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809 and Franco-Swedish War ...
The Battle of Lemo was fought during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia on 19–20 June 1808 (Julian calendar 7–8 June). On 19 June, about 2,500 Swedes landed at Lemo (Finnish:Lemu) in Kaarina (Swedish:S:t Karins) in Southwest Finland, aided by the Swedish Navy. There, the Swedes intended to liberate Åbo (Finnish:Turku) from the Russians.
A stone war memorial located upon a hill overlooking the Battle of Oravais battlefield. The battle of Oravais had shown that the Swedish army was not tactically inferior to the Russian counterpart. But the Swedish strategic situation seemed hopeless; allied only with Great Britain, it faced the overnight of Napoleon's Europe and its Russian ...
Bodisko proclaimed himself governor of Gotland, but Swedish officials – except for af Klint – were allowed to remain. The two Swedish ships of the line Tapperheten [ sv ] and Manligheten were sent from Karlskrona and blockaded the harbor of Slite beginning 12 May, hampering the possibility of Russian reinforcements.