Battle of Ruona–Salmi

Battle of Ruona and Salmi
Part of the Finnish War
Date 1–2 September 1808 Location Ruona and Salmi, Kuortane Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Johan Adlercreutz	Nikolay Kamensky
Strength
5,000–6,000 Russian estimate: 7,000, 4,000–5,000 armed peasants, 30 guns	7,000
Casualties and losses
170 killed 400 wounded 110 captured	130 killed 650 wounded

The Battle of Ruona and Salmi was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on September 1–2, 1808 at Ruona and Salmi, Kuortane. The Swedish army was led by Carl Johan Adlercreutz with 5,000–6,000 men or more under his command against the Russian army of 7,000 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. The Swedes, who were in a well-fortified position, retreated after a while with a loss of almost 700 men while the Russians had lost 780 men. This battle is considered one of the turning points in the Finnish War along with the battle of Oravais.