Battle of Napue
Appearance
Battle of Storkyro | |||||||
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Part of Great Northern War | |||||||
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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 |
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 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).