CASUALTY RECORD // July 14, 1808
Battle of Lapua
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 131–200 estimated
Российская империя
131–200
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Lapua gave Sweden a meaningful operational success during the Finnish War of 1808–1809. By forcing the Russian defenders to withdraw, the Swedish force under Adlercreutz secured the ability to press its offensive northward, preventing the campaign from stalling at Lapua. The Russian casualties, estimated between 131 and 200, indicate the engagement was contested, and the withdrawal represented a concrete reversal for Raevsky's force. Within the broader arc of the Finnish War, where Russian forces were progressively consolidating control of Finland, Swedish offensive momentum was difficult to sustain; a victory that preserved that momentum carried weight beyond its immediate tactical result.
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