Battle of Oravais
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The Battle of Oravais was a pivotal 1808 engagement in the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, often seen as a turning point that led to Sweden’s loss of Finland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Oravais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5686467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Oravais Context triple: [Finnish War, significantBattle, Battle of Oravais]
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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 Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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C.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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D.
Battle of Lappo
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Oravais Target entity description: The Battle of Oravais was a pivotal 1808 engagement in the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, often seen as a turning point that led to Sweden’s loss of 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 Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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C.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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D.
Battle of Lappo
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Slaget vid Oravais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
Russian casualties approximately 800–1,000 killed and wounded
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Swedish casualties approximately 1,000–1,500 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | one of the last major Swedish attempts to halt the Russian advance in 1808 ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Russian army approximately 6,000–7,000 men
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Swedish army approximately 5,500 men ⓘ |
| conflict | Finnish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to the 1809 Treaty of Fredrikshamn
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paved the way for Finland becoming an autonomous Grand Duchy under Russia ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Sweden
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1808-09-14 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1808-09-14 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Swedish retreat northward in Finland
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consolidation of Russian control over Finland ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Carl Johan Adlercreutz
NERFINISHED
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Georg Carl von Döbeln NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakob Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolay Kamensky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
often regarded as the decisive battle of the Finnish War
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symbolizes the loss of Finland in Swedish national memory ⓘ |
| involvedRegion |
Gulf of Bothnia region
NERFINISHED
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Western Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Finland
NERFINISHED
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Oravais NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostrobothnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Russian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Finnish War
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Lappo
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ruona–Salmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1808-09-14 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
ended Swedish hopes of regaining the initiative in the Finnish War
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turning point leading to Swedish loss of Finland ⓘ |
| tactics |
Russian forces conducted repeated frontal assaults
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Swedish forces fought largely on the defensive ⓘ |
| terrain | fought around defensive positions near the village of Oravais ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | battle lasted from early morning until evening ⓘ |
| year | 1808 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Oravais Description of subject: The Battle of Oravais was a pivotal 1808 engagement in the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, often seen as a turning point that led to Sweden’s loss of Finland.
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