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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|border=no|22px}} [[Carl Johan Adlercreutz]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky]] |
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| 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> |
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| 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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| 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}} |
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| 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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<br>''Another estimate'':<br>1,500 killed or wouned<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref> |
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| casualties2 = ''One estimate'':<br>845 killed, wounded or captured{{sfn|Hornborg|1955|pp=150–151}} |
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<br>''Another estimate'':<br>850 killed or wounded<ref>Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"</ref> |
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Battle of Ruona–Salmi | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
Adlercreutz i striden vid Salmi, by Nils Kreuger | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carl Johan Adlercreutz | 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
- ^ a b c d Hornborg 1955, pp. 150–151.
- ^ a b c Pekka Visuri. RUONAN JA SALMEN TAISTELU 1.-2.9.1808
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
- ^ Sytin Military Encyclopedia / Vol. 14: "Круковский — Линта", pp. 399—400 / "Куортане"
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia/"Куортанское сражение 1808"
- ^ 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).