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The '''battle of Storkyro''' ('''Napue''') was fought on [[February 19]], [[1714]] near the village of [[Napue]] in [[Isokyrö]], [[Finland]] between a [[Sweden|Swedish]] and a [[Russia]]n army, as part of the [[Great Northern War]]. The Swedish army, made up of Finnish troops, were horribly beaten by the numerically superior Russians. As a result, for the remainder of the war Finland was completely helpless against a Russian [[military occupation|occupation]], a period of hardship remembered in Finland as the [[Greater Wrath]] ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]:''isoviha''). |
The '''battle of Storkyro''' ('''Napue''') was fought on [[February 19]], [[1714]] near the village of [[Napue]] in [[Isokyrö]], [[Finland]] between a [[Sweden|Swedish]] and a [[Russia]]n army, as part of the [[Great Northern War]]. The Swedish army, made up of Finnish troops, were horribly beaten by the numerically superior Russians. As a result, for the remainder of the war Finland was completely helpless against a Russian [[military occupation|occupation]], a period of hardship remembered in Finland as the [[Greater Wrath]] ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]: ''isoviha''). |
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Revision as of 17:55, 27 August 2007
Battle of Storkyro | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt | Mikhail Golitsyn | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,500 | 9,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,600 dead 900 wounded | 1,800-2,000 dead or wounded |
The battle of Storkyro (Napue) was fought on February 19, 1714 near the village of Napue in Isokyrö, Finland between a Swedish and a Russian army, as part of the Great Northern War. The Swedish army, made up of Finnish troops, were horribly beaten by the numerically superior Russians. As a result, for the remainder of the war Finland was completely helpless against a Russian occupation, a period of hardship remembered in Finland as the Greater Wrath (Finnish: isoviha).