Key facts

Date	25 August 1809	Wikidata
Year	1809	Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era	19th century (1800–1913)	derived from year
Location	Sweden	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Finnish War	Wikidata P361
Coordinates	65.2250, 21.5458	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Piteå occurred on 25 August 1809, near Piteå, Sweden. A Swedish naval force under the command of Major C.F. von Hauswolff was ordered to cut off the northward retreat of a Russian force under General Nikolay Kamensky which had been defeated by the Swedes five days earlier at Ratan. The Swedish attempt to hem in the Russians was rebuffed as the Russian victory became the last battle which took place on Swedish soil during the war, and remains today the most recent battle to have taken place in Sweden.

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