Battle of Karstula

Battle of Karstula
	Part of the Finnish War
	; Tavastehusarnas strid vid Karstula, by Magnus Adlercreutz and David Ljungdahl
Date	21 August 1808
Location	Karstula, Swedish Finland
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Otto von Fieandt	Yegor Vlastov
Strength
1,500–1,600; 6 guns	3,200; 7 guns
Casualties and losses
313:; 60 killed; 116 wounded; 137 missing	245 killed, wounded or captured

Last updated January 22, 2026

The Battle of Karstula was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on August 21, 1808. The Swedish force under Otto von Fieandt was defeated by a much bigger Russian force under Yegor Vlastov. During the battle and retreat the Swedes lost 313 men, the Russians lost 245.

Positions of the forces LA2-stridfin-map-karstula.png — Positions of the forces

Notes, citations and sources

Notes

↑ Missing are presumed to be either killed or captured, or soldier who has been dispersed during the battle.^[1]

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 Hornborg 1955, pp. 138–140.

Sources

Hornborg, Eirik (1955). När riket sprängdes: fälttågen i Finland och Västerbotten, 1808-1809 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.
Julius Mankell. Anteckningar rörande finska arméens och Finlands krigshistoria särskildt med afseende på krigen emellan sverige och ryssland åren 1788-1790 samt 1808-1809, Volume 2. P.A. Norstedt & Söner, 1870. pp. 199–201.
Georg Carl von Döbeln (1856-1878). Några anteckningar om och af general von Döbeln, Volume 2. p. 51

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[2] Missing are presumed to be either killed or captured, or soldier who has been dispersed during the battle.^[1]

[FOOTNOTEHornborg1955138–140-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Hornborg 1955, pp. 138–140.

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