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Helsinki village landing 1808

Helsinki village landing: Helsinge 1808
Image: Jacob Hägg (1839–1931), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date26 September 1808 – 28 September 1808Wikidata
Year1808Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationFinlandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFinnish WarWikidata P361
Coordinates60.6055, 21.4374Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Helsinki village landing, or the Combat of Helsinge (Russian: Бой у Гельсинге), was fought during the Finnish War between Sweden and the Russian Empire on 26–28 September [O.S. 14–16 September] 1808, a part of the battles of the Turku archipelago.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Helsinki village landing (revision 1370622634), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

60.6055, 21.4374 · Finland

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