Russian occupation of Gotland
| Occupation of Gotland | |||||||||
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| Part of the Finnish War (Napoleonic Wars) | |||||||||
1858 map of Gotland | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Rudolf Cederström Erik af Klint | Nikolai Bodisko | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,000 |
1,800 9 merchant ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1 dead | 1,800 surrendered | ||||||||
The Russian occupation of Gotland took place in April and May 1808, during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia.