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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|border=no|22px}} [[Carl Johan Adlercreutz]]
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|border=no|22px}} [[Carl Johan Adlercreutz]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky]]
| strength1 = ''One estimate'':<br>4,700–5,000{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}<ref name="Pekka Visuri">[http://www.1808.fi/tapahtuma/taistelut.html Pekka Visuri. RUONAN JA SALMEN TAISTELU 1.-2.9.1808]</ref>
| strength1 = ''Swedish sources'':<br>4,700{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}–5,000<ref name="Pekka Visuri">[http://www.1808.fi/tapahtuma/taistelut.html Pekka Visuri. RUONAN JA SALMEN TAISTELU 1.-2.9.1808]</ref><br><br>''Russian sources'':<br>7,000 [[Regular military|regulars]]<br>5,000 [[militia]]<br>30 guns<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
<br>''Another estimate'':<br>7,000 [[Regular military|regulars]]<br>5,000 [[militia]]<br>30 guns<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
| strength2 = ''Russian sources'':<br>7,000<ref>Sytin Military Encyclopedia / Vol. 14: "Круковский — Линта", pp. 399—400 / "Куортане"</ref>–11,000<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref><br>58 guns<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
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| casualties1 = ''Swedish sources'':<br>170 killed<br>400 wounded<br>110 captured<ref name="Pekka Visuri"/>{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}<br><br>''Russian sources'':<br>1,500 killed or wounded<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
| strength2 = ''One estimate'':<br>7,000–7,700<ref>Sytin Military Encyclopedia / Vol. 14: "Круковский — Линта", pp. 399—400 / "Куортане"</ref>{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}
<br>''Another estimate'':<br>11,000<br>58 guns<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
| casualties2 = ''Russian sources'':<br>845{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}—850<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref> killed, wounded or captured
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| casualties1 = ''One estimate'':<br>679 killed, wounded or captured<ref name="Pekka Visuri"/>{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}
<br>''Another estimate'':<br>1,500 killed or wouned<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
| casualties2 = ''One estimate'':<br>845 killed, wounded or captured{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}}
<br>''Another estimate'':<br>850 killed or wounded<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref>
}}
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Revision as of 00:13, 6 May 2023

Battle of Ruona–Salmi
Part of the Finnish War

Adlercreutz i striden vid Salmi, by Nils Kreuger
Date1–2 September 1808
Location
Rouna and Salmi, Kuortane, Finland
Result Swedish victory at Ruona, Russian victory at Salmi
Belligerents
Sweden Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carl Johan Adlercreutz Russian Empire Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky
Strength
Swedish sources:
4,700[1]–5,000[2]

Russian sources:
7,000 regulars
5,000 militia
30 guns[3]		 Russian sources:
7,000[4]–11,000[5]
58 guns[6]
Casualties and losses
Swedish sources:
170 killed
400 wounded
110 captured[2][1]

Russian sources:
1,500 killed or wounded[7]		 Russian sources:
845[1]—850[8] killed, wounded or captured

The battle of Ruona–Salmi or the battle of Kuortane[9] was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on 1–2 September 1808 at Ruona and Salmi, Kuortane. The Swedish army was led by Carl Johan Adlercreutz with 4,700–5,000 men under his command against the Russian army of 7,000–7,700 men under the command of Nikolay Kamensky. The battle turned up to be a major engagement in the war where fierce artillery fire occurred from both sides. Kamensky, advancing from Alanus, beat back the Swedish barriers and on 31 August approached the Swedish army's position near Kuortane.[9] The Swedes, who were in a well-fortified position, retreated after a while with a loss of 170 killed, 400 wounded and 110 captured according to Adlercreutz, in addition several hundred men had fallen ill. The Russians lost 128 killed, 648 wounded and 51 captured (excluding 18 officers) according to their own estimates. This battle is considered one of the turning points in the Finnish War along with the battle of Oravais.[2][1]

Citations and sources

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Hornborg 1955, pp. 150–151.
  2. ^ a b c Pekka Visuri. RUONAN JA SALMEN TAISTELU 1.-2.9.1808
  3. ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
  4. ^ Sytin Military Encyclopedia / Vol. 14: "Круковский — Линта", pp. 399—400 / "Куортане"
  5. ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
  6. ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
  7. ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
  8. ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
  9. ^ a b Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"

Sources

  • Hornborg, Eirik (1955). När riket sprängdes: fälttågen i Finland och Västerbotten, 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.
  • "Куортане". Military Encyclopedia: In 18 Volumes. 1911–1915.
  • "Куортанское сражение 1808". Great Russian Encyclopedia: In 36 Volumes. Moscow. 2016–present-day (soft copy).

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