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Battle of Savitaipal
Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90)
DateJune 3, 1790
LocationSavitaipal, Finland
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Sweden Sweden Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt Major General Alexey Khruschov
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[1]
(Swedish sources)
750[4][5]
(Russian sources)
60[4]
(Russian sources)
800[6]
(Swedish sources)

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[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 М. Бородкин. История Финляндии. Время Екатерины II и Павла I. СПб. 1912. С. 308-309
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Брикнер А. Г. Война России со Швецией в 1788—1790 годах. Часть CXLIV. СПб. 1869. С. 6-7
  5. 5.0 5.1 Морской сборник. Том CXXVII. №7 (июль). СПб: Типография Морского Министерства. 1873. С. 21-22
  6. 6.0 6.1 Carl Christopher Ekman. Dagbok förd under kriget i Finland 1788-1790, Svenska litteratursälskapet i Finland (1900). p. 218
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