Battle of Revolax

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The Battle of Revolax was a notable engagement during the Finnish War (1808–1809) in which Swedish forces achieved a key victory over the Russian Empire in present-day Finland.

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Battle of Revolax canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
casualties higher Russian casualties than Swedish casualties ⓘ
combatant Russian forces ⓘ
Swedish forces ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Army
commander Carl Johan Adlercreutz ⓘ
Johan Adam Cronstedt ⓘ
conflict Finnish War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
date 27 April 1808 ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
followedBy continued Swedish operations in northern Ostrobothnia ⓘ
historicalRegion Swedish Finland ⓘ
location Finland ⓘ
Northern Ostrobothnia ⓘ
Revonlahti ⓘ
notableFor key early Swedish victory in the Finnish War ⓘ
successful Swedish attack on Russian positions ⓘ
opposingCommander Michail Petrovich Dolgorukov ⓘ
partOf Finnish War ⓘ
precededBy Russian advance into northern Finland ⓘ
result Swedish victory ⓘ
side Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
Swedish Army ⓘ
strategicSignificance Swedish counteroffensive in northern Finland ⓘ
halted Russian advance in northern theatre ⓘ
territorialOutcome Swedish recapture of positions in Revonlahti area ⓘ
year 1808 ⓘ

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Finnish War → significantBattle → Battle of Revolax ⓘ
Battle of Siikajoki → followedBy → Battle of Revolax ⓘ
Suomen sota → notableBattle → Battle of Revolax ⓘ