Battle of Karstula
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| Battle of Karstula | |||||||
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| Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
 Tavastehusarnas strid vid Karstula, by Magnus Adlercreutz and David Ljungdahl | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Otto von Fieandt |
Yegor Vlastov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,500–1,600 6 guns[1] |
3,200 7 guns[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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313:[1] 60 killed 116 wounded 137 missing[note 1] | 245 killed, wounded or captured[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.
