Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Carl Johan Adlercreutz

Battles of Carl Johan Adlercreutz

Finland Swedish general and statesman, 1757 to 1815

Carl Johan Adlercreutz is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1808: 5 battles, all in present-day Finland. Taken in date order, the sites lie 313 km apart end to end, 78 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Finnish War (5).

Battle of SiikajokiBattle of RevolaxBattle of NykarlebyBattle of LapuaBattle of AlavusBattle of SiikajokiBattle of RevolaxBattle of NykarlebyBattle of LapuaBattle of AlavusVaasaOuluKokkolaJyväskyläSkellefteå100 km63.710N, 23.749E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1808: 5 engagements5 in 180818081808
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Siikajoki, 1808Battle of Revolax, 1808Battle of Nykarleby, 1808Battle of Lapua, 1808Battle of Alavus, 180818081808
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 April 1808Battle of SiikajokiSiikajoki, FinlandSwedish victory
27 April 1808Battle of RevolaxRevonlahti, Finland17 km SESwedish victory
24 June 1808Battle of NykarlebyNykarleby, Finland178 km SWSwedish victory
14 July 1808Battle of LapuaLapua, Finland66 km SSwedish victory
17 August 1808Battle of AlavusAlavus, Finland52 km SESwedish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, After Carl Frederik von Breda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.