Battle of Pulkkila

Overview

The Battle of Pulkkila was fought between Swedish and Russian forces near Pulkkila in Northern Ostrobothnia on 2 May 1808 during the Finnish War.

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

Significance

The Battle of Pulkkila was an engagement between Swedish and Russian forces near Pulkkila in Northern Ostrobothnia during the early weeks of the Finnish War. Fought on 2 May 1808 under the command of Johan August Sandels on the Swedish side, the battle resulted in Russian casualties recorded between 301 and 345. Beyond these figures, the available record does not detail the engagement's broader effect on the campaign or its outcome.

Forces & casualties

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