Battle of Kauhajoki
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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The Battle of Kauhajoki was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 10, 1808.
Date10 August 1808
Result
Swedish victory
| Battle of Kauhajoki | |||||||
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| Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
I ställningen vid Kauhajoki, by Axel Hjelm | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Georg Carl von Döbeln |
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shepelev | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,250[1] | 1,150[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 67 killed, wounded or captured[1] | 200 killed, wounded or captured[1] | ||||||
  Location within South Ostrobothnia  Battle of Kauhajoki (Finland) .jpg) Battle of Kauhajoki (European Russia) | |||||||
History
After the important Swedish victory at the Battle of Lapua the force under the command of Georg Carl von Döbeln defeated a Russian force near Kauhajoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland.[2]