Battle of Hörnefors
1809 battle of the Finnish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Hörnefors took place during the Finnish War, on 5 July 1809, when 2,400 Swedes under Johan August Sandels went on a counter-offensive against 3,350 Russians under Ilya Alekseyev and Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov, at Hörnefors, Sweden. After more than two hours of intense fighting along the Hörnån (river) Sandels ordered a retreat, after having been misinformed of a greater Russian flanking attack.
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Battle of Hörnefors | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War (Napoleonic Wars) | |||||||
Duncker såras i striden vid Hörnefors, by Johan Tirén | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Johan August Sandels |
Ilya Alekseyev Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,400 8 guns[1] |
3,350 4 guns[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
167[3] | 188[3] | ||||||
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