Nikolay Kamensky
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Count Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky was a Russian general, younger son of Field Marshal Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky and his wife, Princess Anna Pavlovna Shcherbatova.
Portrait of Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (Hermitage Museum collection)
Coat of arms of the Counts Kamensky
Finnish War
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The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of
Nikolay Kamensky
…losing as many as 1,500 men in the process. The following Battle of Heilsberg cost the lives of 1,700 soldiers under his command. By the time the Finnish War—the most brilliant campaign of his career—broke out in 1808, Kamensky had a reputation for being reckless with his soldiers' lives. However, he was…
The Swedish assault on the chancellery in Kuopio during the Battle of Kuopio
Arrest of Gustav IV.
Russian troops crossing Kvarken in March 1809 (Alexander Kotzebue)
Memorial plaque commemorating the Russian army's crossing of Kvarken in 1809 in Björköby, Finland.