Battle of Lemo

Battle of Lemo
	Part of the Finnish War
	; Swedish troops landing at Lemo, by Jacob Hägg
Date	19–20 June 1808
Location	Lemo, S:t Karins (Kaarina), Finland
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Eberhard von Vegesack	Karl Gustav von Baggovut
Strength
2,400–2,600; 6 guns	3,600; 8 guns
Casualties and losses
217 or 218 killed, wounded or captured	218–298 killed, wounded or captured

The Battle of Lemo was fought during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia on 19–20 June 1808 (Julian calendar 7–8 June).

On 19 June, about 2,500 Swedes landed at Lemo (Finnish:Lemu) in Kaarina (Swedish:S:t Karins) in Southwest Finland, aided by the Swedish Navy. There, the Swedes intended to liberate Åbo (Finnish:Turku) from the Russians. The Swedish landing forces were commanded by Major General Eberhard von Vegesack. The Russian had about 3,600 men in the area under the command of Lieutenant General Karl Gustav von Baggovut.

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