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Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
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Finnish War
1808–1809 war between Russia and Sweden
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Jutas
1808 battle of the Finnish War
The Battle of 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Georg Carl von Döbeln
Swedish Military Commander (1758–1820)
Georg Carl von Döbeln was a Swedish friherre (baron), Lieutenant general and above all known for his efforts on the Swedish side during the Finnish War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Russian Empire
Eurasian empire (1721–1917)
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 km2 (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)