Battle of Lempäälä

Battle of Lempäälä
	Part of Finnish Civil War
	; Burning House due to Red Artillery Fire
Date	23 March – 24 April 1918; (1 month and 1 day)
Location	Lempäälä, Finland
Result	White victory
Belligerents
Finnish Whites; Swedish Brigade	Finnish Reds
Commanders and leaders
Karl Fredrik Wilkman; Allan Winge	Eino Rahja
Strength
2,500 to 4,000; Unknown	500 to 5,000
Casualties and losses
194 fallen in combat; 2 Swedish Casualties	249 fallen in combat; 230–400 executed

The Battle of Lempäälä refers to a series of battles within the Finnish Civil War, that took place within the areas of Lempäälä and neighboring Vesilahti.

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