Attack on Taipale
| Attack on Taipale | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Berendt Gröön Reinhold Johan von Hagen | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown | Taipale garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 100 cavalry and dragoons | 200 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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4 killed Several wounded | Many killed | ||||||||
The Attack on Taipale (Swedish: Motanfallet mot Taipale; Finnish: Vastahyökkäys Taipaleeseen; Russian: Контратака на Тайпале) was a successful Swedish attack on Russian-occupied Taipale in June of 1656, during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658).