battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Ömossa
Battle of Ömossa was a battle fought on 6 September 1808 at Ömossa, in what is now Finland. It was part of the Finnish War, which ran from 1808 to 1809. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 500 men; 2 cannons against 1,300–1,500 men; 6 cannons.
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Record
| Date | 6 September 1808 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ömossa, Finland 62.072N, 21.525E | |
| Part of | Finnish War (1808 to 1809) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| Belligerents | Sweden | Russian Empire |
| Commanders | Thure Drufva | Colonel Bibikov |
| Strength | 500 men; 2 cannons | 1,300–1,500 men; 6 cannons |
| Casualties and losses | 60–64 men killed, wounded, or captured | Unknown |
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- Battle of Vaasa 1808, 114 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Ruona 1 September 1808
- After: Battle of Jutas 13 September 1808
- All 30 engagements of Finnish War
Elsewhere in 1808
- Battle of Bailén Spain
- Battle of Somosierra Spain
- Battle of Tudela Spain
- Battle of Vimeiro Portugal
- Second Siege of Zaragoza Spain
Battle of Ömossa is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Finland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10671415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ömossa, revision 1370602923, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.