Kostianvirran taistelun muistomerkki

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• Pälkäneen sankaripatsas, monistusVapriikin kuva-arkisto · CC BY 4.0

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

1. 17 October 1713

   Battle of Pälkäne

   Battle · suuri Pohjan sota · 588 m

   The Battle of Pälkäne, sometimes called the Battle at Kostianvirta or Battle on the Pialkiane River (Russian: Битва на реке Пялькяне) was fought between the Russian army under Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of the Swedish Empire under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt on 17 October 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian victory, although General Armfeldt was able to withdraw his army in good order.

   == Background == Despite the crushing defeat at the Poltava in 1709, Charles XII of Sweden refused to negotiate for peace. Sweden was able to land an army in Germany in 1712 and win a victory at the Gadebusch.

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Nearby

One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.

• KostianvirtaPälkäne · Fortification13 m
• Pälkäneen sankaripatsasPälkäne · Memorial607 m
• Karjalaan jääneiden muistomerkki ”Elämän kirja”Pälkäne · Memorial645 m
• Pälkäne, Pälkäneen hautausmaaPälkäne · War cemetery657 m
• Pälkäneen vapaussodan sankaripatsasPälkäne · Memorial1,1 km
• Pälkäneen vakaumuksensa puolesta 1918 kaatuneiden muistomerkkiPälkäne · Memorial1,1 km