Battle of Pälkäne
1713 battle of the Great Northern War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Pälkäne, sometimes called the Battle at Kostianvirta or Battle on the Pialkiane River (Russian: Битва на реке Пялькяне) was fought between the Russian army under Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of Sweden under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt on 17 October 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian victory, although General Armfeldt was able to withdraw his army in good order.
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Battle of Pälkäne | |||||||
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Part of Great Northern War | |||||||
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Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt | Mikhail M. Golitsyn | ||||||
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2,200 (infantry) |
9,000 (infantry) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
577 dead and wounded 233 captured[2][3] |
118 dead 555 wounded[2][3] | ||||||
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