Battle of Sävar
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The Battle of Sävar was fought on Saturday, 19 August 1809, between Swedish and Russian forces, during the Finnish War; it was the last pitched battle to be fought in Sweden. After the Russian conques
Wachtmeister at Sävar, by Johan Tirén
Swedish fleet sailing through Kvarken towards Ratan, by Jacob Hägg
Pålböle River outlet (into the Sävar River)
Russian commander Nikolay Kamensky, by Friedrich Georg Weitsch
Battle of Oravais
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The Battle of Oravais from September 14 until September 15 was one of the decisive battles in the Finnish War, fought from 1808 to 1809 between Sweden and the Russian Empire as part of the wider Napol
Battle of Sävar
…off from the Swedes at Ytterboda, and with intensified Russian pressure across the river, Wachtmeister chose to retreat; the battle was, along with the Battle of Oravais the previous year, the bloodiest of the war. Instead of retaking a position at Djäkneboda, as planned, Wachtmeister fell back to Ratan, which allowed…
"The final Swedish charge" by Magnus Adlercreutz
A present day photograph of the location that served as the battlefield.
A stone war memorial located upon a hill overlooking the Battle of Oravais battlefield