ORDER OF BATTLE // June 25, 1808
Battle of Vaasa
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 2,588 estimated
Kingdom of Sweden
1,100
Medium-confidence figure
Russian Empire
1,488
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Vaasa was an engagement between Swedish forces under Johan Bergenstråhle and Russian forces under Nikolay Demidov during the Finnish War of 1808–1809. The Swedish force of approximately 1,100 faced a Russian contingent of roughly 1,488. Russian casualties ranged from 113 to 567, a wide variance that reflects uncertainty in the historical record. Beyond this engagement, the supplied sources do not record the outcome or its effect on the broader campaign for Finland.
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