Battle of Hörnefors (Q3424817)

matcher place: Umeå kommun (relation 935646)
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English Wikipedia categories: Battles involving Finland, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Sweden, Battles of the Finnish War, Conflicts in 1809, July 1809 events

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Summary from Svenska / Swedish Wikipedia (svwiki)

Slaget vid Hörnefors var ett slag under finska kriget den 5 juli 1809 mellan Ryssland och Sverige. Slaget utkämpades vid bron över Hörnån i Hörnefors i sydligaste Västerbotten.

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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.

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