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Battle Of Sandöström
The Battle of Sandöström was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808-09. Prelude After failing to destroy the Russian coastal units near Åbo (Finnish: Turku) in the battles of Rimito Kramp and Bockholmssund, the Swedes attempted to remove the Russian reinforcements. As the Swedish fleet controlled the open sea, the incoming Russian ships were forced to use narrow coastal waterways, and so the Swedes deployed a detachment of gun sloops under Captain Sölfverarm to block the passage north of the island of Kimito at the small island of Tallholmen. Mattila (1983) p.270-272 Swedish Rear Admiral Klas Hjelmstjerna was forced to split his forces in order to prevent Russian coastal forces from Åbo from accessing his rear flank, and so he initially gave Sölfverarm only 8 gun sloops but later reinforced him with another 4. He retained 14 gun sloops and 7 galleys for himself and posted an additional 4 gun sloops to block other coastal waterways. Sölfverarm was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish War
The Finnish War (; ; ) was fought between the Gustavian era, Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. Other notable effects were the Riksdag of the Estates, Swedish parliament's adoption of a Instrument of Government (1809), new constitution and the establishment of the House of Bernadotte, the new Swedish Act of Succession, Swedish royal house, in 1818. Background After the Russian Emperor Alexander I of Russia, Alexander I concluded the 1807 Treaty of Tilsit with Napoleon, Alexander, in his letter on 24 September 1807 to the Swedish King Gustav IV Adolf, informed the king that the peaceful relations between Russia and Sweden depended on Swedish agreement to abide by the limitations of the Treaty of Tilsit which in practice meant that Sweden would have been required ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattila
Mattila is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hanna-Leena Mattila (born 1968), Finnish politician *Jaakko Mattila (born 1976), Finnish painter * Jarno Mattila (born 1984), Finnish footballer *Karita Mattila (born 1960), opera soprano * Olavi J. Mattila (1918–2013), Finnish Trade and Industry Ministry official *Pertti Mattila Pertti Esko Juhani Mattila (born 28 March 1948) is a Finnish mathematician working in geometric measure theory, complex analysis and harmonic analysis. He is Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Univer ... (born 1948), Finnish mathematician * Pirkko Mattila (born 1964), Finnish politician * Risto Mattila (born 1981), Finnish snowboarder * Sakari Mattila (born 1989), Finnish footballer * Topi Mattila (born 1946), Finnish ski jumper * Ville Mattila (1903–1987), Finnish cross country skier {{surname Patronymic surnames Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1808 In Sweden
Events from the year 1808 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * 21 February - Finnish War * 2 May - Battle of Pulkkila * 2 March - Siege of Sveaborg * 14 March - Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09 starts. * 16 April - Battle of Pyhäjoki * 18 April - Battle of Siikajoki * 27 April - Battle of Revolax * 28 April - Battle of Furuholm * 19–20 June - Battle of Lemo * August - Jämtland Campaign of 1808 * 27 October - Battle of Koljonvirta * 18 September - Battle of Palva Sund * 26–28 September - Helsinki village landing * - Jöns Jacob Berzelius publishes the second part of his ''Föreläsningar i Djurkemien''. * - Elisa Servenius enlists in the Swedish army dressed as a man because "She had decided to live and to die with her husband", the soldier Bernhard Servenus; she participates in the war between Sweden and Russia about Finland, and during one battle, she collected the ammunition of the Russians and gave them to her comrades. She is later d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Southwest Finland
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on Primary source, primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
