Английская Википедия:Battle of Villmanstrand

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The Battle of VillmanstrandШаблон:Efn was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on 23 August 1741,Шаблон:Sfn when Russian forces of 10,000 menШаблон:Sfn (13,000,Шаблон:Sfn or 16,000–18,000,Шаблон:Sfn according to Swedish estimates), under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted Villmanstrand (Шаблон:Lang-fi).

Fighting began around 2 P.M. but the Swedes, counting 3,000Шаблон:Sfn–4,000 menШаблон:Sfn (5,256Шаблон:Sfn–5,600Шаблон:Sfn according to Russian estimates) withdrew already at 5 P.M.

Swedish casualties amounted to between 2,000 and 2,500 men,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn or 3,300Шаблон:Sfn–4,000Шаблон:Sfn killed and wounded, and 1,337 captured (among them General Carl Henrik Wrangel), with four colours, 12 cannons and one mortar lost according to Russian estimates.Шаблон:Sfn Soon after, the Swedes rallied 1,400 men from the Södermanland (300), Dalarna (above 400), Västerbotten (above 300), and Tavastehus (370) regimentsШаблон:Sfn (including sick or elsewhere commanded troops not present at the battle).Шаблон:Sfn This number does not count the Karelian Dragoons, Savolax Regiment or the Willebrand infantry which were the first Swedish units to flee and thus suffered the least casualties.Шаблон:Sfn

The Russians admitted a loss of 515 killed and 1,870 wounded.Шаблон:Sfn After the battle, the Swedes claim to have received reports from captured Russian officers stating a loss of 8,000 Russians killed.Шаблон:Sfn Von Lacy did not continue his movement after the battle. Henrik Magnus Buddenbrock was executed for his perceived incompetence.

Swedish units

Russian Colonel Christoph Hermann Manstein's estimates of the Swedish strength, reportedly derived from Wrangel's muster roll at the day of the battle.Шаблон:Sfn It is unknown if this also includes sick and elsewhere commanded soldiers not present at the battle. Manstein's figures does, however, include the Kymmenegård (Kiminogon) battalion and the second Savolax battalion, neither of which were present at the battle (these are struck through).Шаблон:Sfn

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