Vapaussodan v.1918 valkoisten muistomerkki

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Photographs of the same subject from the same municipality. They do not show this site — each caption says what it actually shows.

• Vapaussodan muistomerkki. Alavus, Etelä-Pohjanmaa.Lusto – Suomen Metsämuseo · CC BY 4.0

What happened here

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

1. 17 August 1808

   Battle of Alavus

   Battle · Suomen sota · 310 m

   The Battle of Alavus took place on 17 August 1808 in the vicinity of the town of Alavus (Swedish: Alavo), as part of the Finnish War. The Finnish army, under the command of General Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated a smaller Russian force and drove it southwards. It was the last in a string of Swedish successes during the summer of 1808, and marked the turning point in the war.

   == Prelude == With his supply lines harassed by Swedish forces and retreating southward, the newly appointed general major Nikolay Kamensky decided to retake the initiative. The logistical situation precluded this however, and he was forced to march to Jämsä. Not until 7 August was he able to regain control of the situation, as Swedish raiding activities ebbed and reinforcements and fresh supplies started arriving. Kamenskiy then decided to renew his offensive. He sent a detachment under colonel Erikson toward Alavus and marched towards Jyväskylä. Probably encouraged by the victory at the Battle of Kauhajoki, marshal Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor ordered general Adlercreutz to attack the Russian position at Alavus. The army, much worn by the ordeals of the summer, was moved south on 16 August in pouring rain. The following day the weather cleared.

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Recorded casualties in the area

Alavus

6

The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.

Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945

Nearby

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

• Alavuden taistelun 17.8.1808 muistomerkkiAlavus · Memorial5 m
• Alavuden taistelussa 17.8.1808 kaatuneiden muistopatsasAlavus · Memorial15 m
• Muistojen kappeli Sankarimuistomerkki (1939-1944 talvi- ja jatkosodan sankarihaudat)Alavus · Memorial27 m
• Alavus, Alavuden sankarihautausmaaAlavus · War cemetery54 m
• Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkki, AlavusAlavus · Memorial303 m
• Talvisotaan lähteneiden alavutelaisten muistokiviAlavus · Memorial730 m