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The Swedes resisted stubbornly, the artillery on both sides duelled near the highway while the infantry fought intensely out on the bog; some
Swedish battalions counterattacked and pushed several Russian lines back, until their reserve gave them enough weight to repulse the Swedish attack. Jankovitj
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934:: P. A. Norstedts och Söners Förlag.
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16:1808 battle of the Finnish War
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949:Battles of the Finnish War
723:Finnish Artillery Regiment
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705:Savolax Infantry Regiment
667:Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor
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924:Hornborg, Eirik (1955).
693:Nyland Infantry Regiment
137:Drömmen före Lapposlaget
717:Nyland Dragoon Regiment
333:Location within Finland
711:Savolax Jäger Regiment
661:the Swedish commander
245:Commanders and leaders
62:"Battle of Kokonsaari"
732:1,200 men and 4 guns
687:Ă…bo Infantry Regiment
294:Casualties and losses
139:, by Gunnar Hallström
783:Tavastehus Battalion
627:Battle of Kokonsaari
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659:Battle of Lintulaks
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647:Finnish War
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124:Finnish War
103:August 2020
943:Categories
801:References
657:After the
653:Background
639:Kokonsaari
637:forces at
594:SkellefteĂĄ
552:Palva Sund
517:Nummijärvi
492:Sandöström
477:Kokonsaari
161:Kokonsaari
73:newspapers
932:Stockholm
793:, at the
779:Lintulaks
749:Aftermath
730:In total:
599:Hörnefors
522:Lappfjärd
502:Kauhajoki
497:Pälkjärvi
472:Lintulaks
462:Nykarleby
427:Siikajoki
271:Yankovich
43:talk page
787:Landwehr
785:and 230
771:Karstula
725:(4 guns)
557:Helsinge
547:Lokalaks
512:Karstula
447:Kumlinge
442:Pulkkila
437:Sveaborg
422:Pyhäjoki
277:Strength
156:Location
918:Sources
773:(a few
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671:Kokkola
643:Finland
635:Russian
631:Swedish
584:Bothnia
579:Gotland
542:Oravais
432:Revolax
417:Finland
177:24°24′E
174:63°12′N
165:Finland
87:scholar
763:Kuopio
736:Battle
573:Sweden
507:Alavus
452:Kuopio
289:4 guns
284:4 guns
227:Sweden
202:Result
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537:Jutas
482:Lapua
467:Vaasa
287:3,100
282:1,200
94:JSTOR
80:books
765:and
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625:The
457:Lemo
148:Date
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