Battle of Lappo
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The Battle of Lappo was a key 1808 engagement in the Finnish War in which Swedish forces under Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated the Russians, briefly boosting Swedish morale and halting the Russian advance in Finland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lappo canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Ruona–Salmi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Lappo Context triple: [Finnish War, significantBattle, Battle of Lappo]
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Battle of Orivesi
The Battle of Orivesi was a key engagement during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, in which White forces clashed with Red Guards in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland.
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Battle of Oktwin
The Battle of Oktwin was a World War II engagement in Burma between Allied and Japanese forces during the 1942 Burma Campaign, occurring shortly after the Battle of Toungoo.
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Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Lappo Target entity description: The Battle of Lappo was a key 1808 engagement in the Finnish War in which Swedish forces under Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated the Russians, briefly boosting Swedish morale and halting the Russian advance in Finland.
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A.
Battle of Orivesi
The Battle of Orivesi was a key engagement during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, in which White forces clashed with Red Guards in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland.
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B.
Battle of Oktwin
The Battle of Oktwin was a World War II engagement in Burma between Allied and Japanese forces during the 1942 Burma Campaign, occurring shortly after the Battle of Toungoo.
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C.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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D.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Lapua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Sweden
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Swedish summer offensive of 1808 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussian | approximately 1000 killed wounded and captured ⓘ |
| casualtiesSwedish | approximately 200 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | early mid-phase battle of 1808 campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Imperial Russian Army
NERFINISHED
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Swedish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Carl Johan Adlercreutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Carl Johan Adlercreutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Finnish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1808-07-14 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kauhajoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Ostrobothnia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderForRussia | Nikolay Kamensky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderForSweden | Carl Johan Adlercreutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Sweden’s eastern provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Lappo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lapua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | decisive Swedish counterattack led by Carl Johan Adlercreutz ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Nikolay Kamensky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Finnish War
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Alavo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | muskets artillery and cold steel ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Treaty of Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| significance | one of the key Swedish victories of the Finnish War ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted Swedish morale
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halted Russian advance in western Finland temporarily ⓘ |
| strengthRussian | about 4500 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthSwedish | about 4500 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | offensive Swedish attack on Russian positions ⓘ |
| theater | Finnish theater of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1808 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lappo Description of subject: The Battle of Lappo was a key 1808 engagement in the Finnish War in which Swedish forces under Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated the Russians, briefly boosting Swedish morale and halting the Russian advance in Finland.
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