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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.
Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) Sweden: Russian Empire. Kingdom of Finland; Russian victory: 1788-1790 Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Sweden: Russian Empire Denmark–Norway. Inconclusive, favourable outcome for Sweden: 1808–1809 Finnish War Sweden: Russian Empire: Russian victory
The capture of Sveaborg was a major flip for the Russian campaign in Finland, as it removed the threat of a counterattack from the south and west. To Sweden it was a devastating blow as it made the resupply of the battered Finnish army much more difficult. Among other things, Russia captured the bulk of the Swedish archipelago fleet.
When Sweden in 1788 declared war on Russia he fought in the Swedish royal navy, now a lieutenant colonel. In 1790 he won a great naval victory against the Russian fleet at the naval battle of Svensksund (in the Gulf of Finland). The naval battle is the largest naval battle in the history of the Baltic Sea.
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) Polish–Swedish War (1617–1618) Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706) List of wars between Poland and Sweden; Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) Pomeranian War
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden and as Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons, as he believed that a short war would leave the opposition no ...
Siege of Dorpat (1656) – 1656 – Russo-Swedish War ... Franco-Swedish War and Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 (Napoleonic Wars) Battle of Gefrees – 1809 ...
Johan Bergenstråhle (13 May 1756 – 7 March 1840 in Stockholm) was a Swedish military officer who participated in Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790), and the Finnish War. In June 1808, he was sent as a colonel of the Swedish Army, with 1,000 men and four cannon to Vasa in order to retake the city from the Russians. The expedition failed and ...