Battle of Jutas 1808
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 13 September 1808 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1808 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Finland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Finnish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 63.4956, 22.5247 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Jutas (Finnish: Juuttaan taistelu, Swedish: Slaget vid Jutas) was fought on Tuesday, 13 September 1808 between Swedish and Russian troops south of Nykarleby in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Before the battle the Swedish army was in retreat after the campaign of the previous summer. The main Swedish force was retreating from Vaasa to Nykarleby. The Russians sent a force to cut off the Swedish retreat. In response the Swedes sent a force under Georg Carl von Döbeln to intercept them. The battle ended in a Swedish victory, but the main Swedish army was defeated in the Battle of Oravais the very next day.
The battle is described in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's Döbeln at Jutas in his epic Finnish National Poem Fänrik Ståls Sägner.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Jutas (revision 1370266481), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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Other battles of the Finnish War
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- Battle of Kauhajoki 1808
- Battle of Kokonsaari 1808
- Battle of Koljonvirta 1808
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- Battle of Lemo 1808
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- Battle of Oravais 1808
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