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]