battle, medieval

Attack on Åbo

Name: Attack on Åbo
Location: Turku, Sweden

Attack on Åbo was a battle fought in 1318 at Turku, in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Turku. It was part of the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars, which ran from 1101 to 1300. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Fought1318

WhereTurku, Sweden60.452N, 22.267E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsMedieval Swedenagainst22px Novgorod

Part ofSwedish–Novgorodian Wars1101 to 1300

Record

Date	1318 (year precision)
Place	Turku, Sweden 60.452N, 22.267E
Kind	Battle, medieval

Placed at Turku; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lemo 1808, 6.9 km S
Battle of Rimito Kramp 1808, 25 km SW
Battle of Sandöström 1808, 30 km SE
Battle of Palva Sund 1808, 33 km W
Battle of Marttila 1599, 38 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of the Neva 15 July 1240

Elsewhere in 1318

Attack on Åbo is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 117 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125585748, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Attack on Åbo (1318), revision 1370429656, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.