Английская Википедия:Battle of Kumlinge

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The Battle of Kulminge was the culmination of the Åland riots during the Finnish War, fought between Sweden and Russia. The riot started in the Sockenstuga at 19 March 1808Шаблон:Sfn and spread all over Åland, to finally culminate at Kumlinge at 9Шаблон:Sfn or 10 May.Шаблон:Sfn 450 armed peasants, led by Henrik Gummerus, defeated and captured the equally strong Russian forceШаблон:Sfn under Colonel Vuitsch at their headquarters, just outside the Kulminge rectory.Шаблон:Sfn The peasants sustained three killed and three captured, while the Russians had one killed and eight wounded.Шаблон:Sfn After Vuitsch's capitulation, only about 50 Russian soldiers remained on Brändö who likewise, after a brief engagement, were made prisoners; all of Åland had thus been saved from Russian occupation.Шаблон:Sfn

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