Battle of Savitaipal explained

Conflict:Battle of Savitaipal
Partof:the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
Date:3 June 1790
Place:Savitaipale, now Finland
Result:Russian victory
Combatant1: Sweden
Combatant2: Russian Empire
Commander1: Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
Strength1:1,800[1]
(Swedish sources)
4,000[2]
(Russian sources)
Strength2:1,600[3]
(Russian sources)
3,000
(Swedish sources)
Casualties1:372 killed, wounded or captured
(Swedish sources)
750 killed, wounded or captured[4]
(Russian sources)
Casualties2:60 killed, wounded or captured[5]
(Russian sources)
800 killed, wounded or captured[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.[5] [4] The Russians estimated their casualties at 60 men killed and wounded,[5] whereas the Swedes claimed to have killed 800.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 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. 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. М. Бородкин. История Финляндии. Время Екатерины II и Павла I. СПб. 1912. С. 308-309
  4. Морской сборник. Том CXXVII. №7 (июль). СПб: Типография Морского Министерства. 1873. С. 21-22
  5. Брикнер А. Г. Война России со Швецией в 1788—1790 годах. Часть CXLIV. СПб. 1869. С. 6-7
  6. Carl Christopher Ekman. Dagbok förd under kriget i Finland 1788-1790, Svenska litteratursälskapet i Finland (1900). p. 218