Battle of Villmanstrand

Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)
Date	August 23, 1741
Location	Villmanstrand, Sweden (present-day Lappeenranta, Finland).
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carl Henrik Wrangel (POW)	Peter von Lacy
Strength
4,000 men	10,500 men
Casualties and losses
2,000 dead and wounded; 1,000 captured	500-800 dead, 1 500 wounded

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The battle of Villmanstrand was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on August 23, 1741, when Russian forces, under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted Villmanstrand (Finnish language: Lappeenranta ). Fighting began around 2 pm but the Swedes withdrew already at 5 pm. Swedish casualties amounted to 2,000 men killed or wounded and 1,000 captured, among them General Carl Henrik Wrangel. Russia lost 2,400 men. Von Lacy did not continue his movement after the battle. Henrik Magnus Buddenbrock was executed for his perceived incompetency.

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