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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
In addition to naval assets, the Russians had 1 six-gun and 1 four-gun batteries, 2 field guns, and six companies of infantry in support. [2] The Russian attack started on 2 August at 0300. The Swedish battery in the middle of the passage proved to be very effective even though it was subjected to heavy fire.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Striden om Finland 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Borgå: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. Montgomery, Gustaf (1842). Historia öfver kriget emellan Sverige och Ryssland: åren 1808 och 1809 (in Swedish). Örebro: Lindh. van Suchtelen, Paul (1854). Narrative of the Conquest of Finland by the Russians in the Years 1808-9. Translated by Monteith, William.
The Battle of Ratan was the last battle fought on Swedish soil during the Russian-Swedish War of 1808 - 1809. It took place a day apart from the Battle of Sävar, on 20 August 1809. Having conquered Finland from Sweden, the Russians had a small force in the northern areas of Sweden, which the Swedes sought to eliminate through a combined ...
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 ...