Battle of Savitaipal
| Battle of Savitaipal | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 | |||||||
 Battle of Savitaipal, as depicted in Nordischer Kriegsschauplaz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |  Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt | Alexey Khrushchev [ru] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,800[1] (Swedish sources) 4,000[2][3] (Russian sources) | 1,600[2][3] (Russian sources) 3,000[1] (Swedish sources) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 372 killed, wounded or captured[1] (Swedish sources) 750 killed, wounded or captured[4][5] (Russian sources) | 60 killed, wounded or captured[4] (Russian sources) 800 killed, wounded or captured[6] (Swedish sources) | ||||||
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Russo-Swedish War
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(1788–1790)
- Hogland
- Kilduin
- Kvistrum
- Porrassalmi
- Uttismalm
- Kaipiais
- Parkumäki
- Öland
- Svensksund I
- Elgsö
- Baltischport
- Valkeala
- Pardakoski–Kärnakoski
- Reval
- Fredrikshamn
- Keltis
- Savitaipal
- Kronstadt
- Uransari
- Björkösund
- Vyborg Bay
- Svensksund II
The Battle of Savitaipal took place on June 3, 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90), between Sweden and the Russian Empire. The Swedes lost the battle and had to withdraw with a loss of 372 men killed, wounded and captured[1] or 750 according to Russian sources.[4][5] The Russians estimated their casualties at 60 men killed and wounded,[4] whereas the Swedes claimed to have killed 800.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt: studier ur Armfelts efterlemnade papper samt andra handskrifna och tryckta källor, Volym 1. Elof Tegnér (1883). F.& G. Beijer. pp. 347–350
- ^ a b Хронология русской военной истории: хронологический указатель войн, сражений и дел, в которых участвовали русския войска от Петра Великаго до новейшаго времени. Т. III, Тип. Департамента уделов, 1891. С. 69
- ^ a b М. Бородкин. История Финляндии. Время Екатерины II и Павла I. СПб. 1912. С. 308-309
- ^ a b c d Брикнер А. Г. Война России со Швецией в 1788—1790 годах. Часть CXLIV. СПб. 1869. С. 6-7
- ^ a b Морской сборник. Том CXXVII. №7 (июль). СПб: Типография Морского Министерства. 1873. С. 21-22
- ^ a b Carl Christopher Ekman. Dagbok förd under kriget i Finland 1788-1790, Svenska litteratursälskapet i Finland (1900). p. 218
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