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Battle of Piteå

Battle of Piteå was a battle fought on 25 August 1809 in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Finnish War, which ran from 1808 to 1809. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: The frigate Jarramas; 6 cannon sloops against One infantry battalion; One unit of cossacks.

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Memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Piteå in Sweden, also called the Battle of Pitsund. It was the last battle in the nineteen-month-long Finnish War of 1808–1809 between the Kingdom of Sweden
Memorial stone commemorating the Battle of Piteå in Sweden, also called the Battle of Pitsund. It was the last battle in the nineteen-month-long Finnish War of 1808–1809 between the Kingdom of Sweden . Lasse1974, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date25 August 1809
PlaceSweden
65.225N, 21.546E
Part ofFinnish War (1808 to 1809)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultRussian victory
BelligerentsSwedenRussian Empire
CommandersC. F. Hauswolff Georg Samuel von GegerfeltNikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky
StrengthThe frigate Jarramas; 6 cannon sloopsOne infantry battalion; One unit of cossacks
Casualties and losses6 killed; 19 wounded13 killed; 20 wounded; 7 captured
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Battle of Piteå is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10671397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Piteå, revision 1384292759, 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.