Capitulation at Helsingfors
| Capitulation at Helsingfors | |||||||||
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| Part of Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) | |||||||||
Map of Gulf of Finland in 1742 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Charles Lewenhaupt Jean Louis Bousquet |
Peter Lacy James Keith | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 17,000 | 17,500 to 30,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Entire army 90 cannons | Few | ||||||||
The Capitulation at Helsingfors was a military campaign in the summer of 1742, during the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743, as a result of which the Russians were able to surround and then force the main forces of the Swedish army to capitulate in Helsingfors (Helsinki).