Battle of Palva Sund

Battle of Palva Sund
Part of the Finnish War
Date18 September 1808
Location
Finnish archipelago, near Velkua
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Salomon von Rajalin Aleksey Yefimovich Myasoyedov
Strength
31 gun sloops 70–80 gun sloops
Casualties and losses
30 killed
54 wounded
1 gun sloop sunk		 200 killed, wounded or captured
3 gun sloops sunk

The Battle of Palva Sund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–09.

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