Battle of Ratan
1809 battle of the Finnish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ratan was the last battle fought on Swedish soil during the Russian-Swedish War of 1808 - 1809. It took place a day apart from the Battle of Sävar, on 20 August 1809. Having conquered Finland from Sweden, the Russians had a small force in the northern areas of Sweden. The Swedes sought to eliminate this through a combined assault from land and sea, but the Russians moved more rapidly, defeating the Swedish force landed at Ratan at Sävar on 19 August. The next day, on 20 August, the Swedish riflemen was attacked and pushed out of Ratan, turning to the flotilla and starting the evacuation. At the same time, artillery fire from Swedish warships kept the Russians at bay. Peace negotiations followed the heavy fighting.
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Battle of Ratan | |||||||
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Part of the Finnish War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gustaf Wachtmeister | Nikolay Kamensky | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,420[1] | 3,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Swedish accounts: 150[2]–181[1] Russian accounts: 2,000 (including losses at Djäkneboda and Sävar)[3] |
Russian accounts: 150[3] Swedish accounts: 500[4]–700[5] | ||||||