Battle of Karstula
| Battle of Karstula | |||||||
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| Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
Tavastehusarnas strid vid Karstula, by Magnus Adlercreutz and David Ljungdahl | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Otto von Fieandt | Yegor Vlastov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500–1,600 6 guns |
3,200 7 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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313: 60 killed 116 wounded 137 missing | 245 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.