Battles & Campaigns · 1808
Battle of Jutas
Jutas, near Nykarleby, Finland
What happened
A Swedish force under Georg Carl von Döbeln met a Russian force under Kirill Kazachkovsky. The main Swedish army was retreating north to Nykarleby. A Russian force tried to cut off the retreat, and Döbeln's men were sent to stop it. The Swedes won.
Why it matters
It kept the Swedish retreat open. But it could not change the course of the war.
What came next
The very next day, the main Swedish army was defeated at Oravais.
Did you know?
Runeberg's poem 'Döbeln at Jutas' made the battle famous in Finland and Sweden.
Timeline
- 13 Sep 1808Battle of Jutas.
- 14 Sep 1808Battle of Oravais.
- 17 Sep 1809Treaty of Fredrikshamn.