Battle of Pälkjärvi

Battle of Pälkjärvi
Part of the Finnish War
Date10 August 1808
Location
Pälkjärvi, Finland, Kingdom of Sweden (now Russia)
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Karl Wilhelm Malm Ilya Alekseyev
Strength
650
2 guns		 1,300
Casualties and losses
55 killed or wounded 144 killed, wounded or captured

The Battle of Pälkjärvi was fought between Swedish and Russian forces at the municipality of Pälkjärvi in present-day Russia on 10 August 1808 during the Finnish War. The Swedes launched a night attack, and Ilya Alekseyev, the Russian commander, discovered the danger of his position, being surrounded, and under Swedish pressure sounded the retreat, having managed to break out of the encirclement thanks to the size of his detachment.

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