The Swedish fortress of Svartholm outside Lovis,…

February 1808 CE

The Swedish fortress of Svartholm outside Lovis, under command of Major Carl Magnus Gripenberg. is ill-prepared for a war.

While the garrison is seven hundred men strong, only a third of the men have actual functioning weapons, while most of the fortress' guns have no carriages.

The fortress has fallen into disrepair and lacks both adequate food and ammunition stores.

Even the wells are found to be unusable.

The Russians, after starting the siege on February 21, issue a surrender demand for the fort, but this is refused by the Swedes.

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Svartholm fortress Western Finland Finland View →

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Alexander I of Russia View → Georg Magnus Sprengtporten View → Gustav IV Adolf 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 → Finnish War View →

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