Battle of Hörnefors
The Battle of Hörnefors took place during the Finnish War, on 5 July 1809, when 2,400 Swedes under Johan August Sandels went on a counter-offensive against 3,350 Russians under Ilya Alekseyev and Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov, at Hörnefors, Sweden. After more than two hours of intense fighting along the Hörnån (river) Sandels ordered a retreat, after having been misinformed of a greater Russian flanking attack.
| Battle of Hörnefors | |||||||
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| Part of the Finnish War (Napoleonic Wars) | |||||||
Duncker såras i striden vid Hörnefors, by Johan Tirén | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Johan August Sandels |
Ilya Alekseyev Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,400 8 guns |
3,350 4 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 167 | 188 | ||||||
Location within Sweden Battle of Hörnefors (Europe) | |||||||
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