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Battle of Storkyro
	Part of Great Northern War
Date	February 19, 1714
Location	Napue, Isokyrö Finland
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt	Mikhail Golitsyn
Strength
2,600	8,000 - 10,000
Casualties and losses
1,600 dead; 900 wounded	1,800-2,000 dead or wounded

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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 Swedish and a Russian army, as part of the Great Northern War. The Swedish army, made up of Finnish troops, was 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).

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-The '''battle of Storkyro''' ('''Napue''') was fought on [[February 19]], [[1714]] near the village  of [[Napue]] in [[Isokyrö]], in todays [[Finland]] between a [[Sweden|Swedish]] and a [[Russia]]n army, as part of the [[Great Northern War]]. The Swedish army was beaten by the numerically superior Russians. As a result, for the remainder of the war [[Österland]] was occupied by Russia - 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, was 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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