Battle of Karstula

Overview

The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Karstula on August 21, 1808 resulted in a Swedish defeat when Otto von Fieandt's force of 1,500–1,600 men was overcome by Yegor Vlastov's Russian force of approximately 3,200. The Swedes sustained 313 casualties including losses during the subsequent retreat, while Russian casualties numbered 245. The engagement illustrates the broader pattern of the Finnish War in which Swedish and Finnish forces repeatedly faced numerically superior Russian formations, contributing to the erosion of Swedish defensive capacity in the region.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)