Major General Eberhard Ernst von Vegesack, who…

June 1808 CE

Major General Eberhard Ernst von Vegesack, who had been chosen to lead the first Swedes to Finland, is to lead his force of twenty-six hundred men and land somewhere between Nystad and Åbo, then capture the latter.

Vegesack chooses to land his force at Lemu manor house just a few kilometers south of Åbo.

The landing had begun on June 19 and was initially successful.

The surprised Russians garrisoned at Åbo had reacted quickly, however, and deployed over three thousand men to stop the landing force.

By the morning of June 20, the Swedish forces are forced to withdraw.

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Åbo > Turku Western Finland Finland View →

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Sweden, (second) Kingdom of View → Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of View → Finland, (Swedish) Grand Duchy of View → Norway, dependent Danish kingdom of View → Russian Empire View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, (first) Empire of View →

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Napoleonic Wars View → Anglo-Russian War of 1807-1812 View → Dano–Swedish War of 1808–1809 View → Finnish War View →

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