| Battle of Pielis | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) | |||||||||
 1650 map of Kajaani province | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Zacharias Palmbaum |
Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Finnish levies | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 300 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 8 killed | 85 killed | ||||||||
| Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658 | |
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| 1656
1657
1658 |
The battle of Pielis occurred on 7 August 1657 in Kajaani during the Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658. A Russian force estimated at some 300 men were raiding the province when a Finnish force under the command of Zacharias Palmbaum encountered them and managed to repel the Russians after intense fighting.
Battle
In early August, approximately 300 Russian troops started raided Kajaani. On 7 August, they encountered Finnish levies under Zacharias Palmbaum, who had been training local peasants. After a tough battle, the Russians were eventually repelled. As a result of the battle, the Russians suffered some 85 casualties while the Swedes in comparison only lost 8 men according to Palmbaum.
Aftermath
Due to the fighting in Pielis, no more tings were held there during the rest of the summer of 1657. The Russians intended to attack Pielis once more in November with some 170 men, but withdrew with the news that Palmbaum was heading towards Brahea.
References
- ^ Essen 2023, p. 233.
- ^ Lappalainen 1979, p. 128.
- ^ Lappalainen 1972, p. 224.
Works cited
- Lappalainen, Jussi T. (1979). "Finland och Carl X Gustafs Ryska Krig". In Stade, Arne (ed.). Kriget på östfronten [The War on the Eastern Front] (in Swedish). Militärhistoriska förlaget. ISBN 9789185266098.
- Lappalainen, Jussi T. (1972). Kaarle X Kustaan Venäjän-sota v. 1656-1658 Suomen suunnalla [Charles X Gustav's Russian War of 1656-1658 on the Finnish side] (in Finnish). University of Jyväskylä. ISBN 9789516770263.
- Essen, Michael Fredholm von (2023). Charles X's Wars: Volume 3 - The Danish Wars, 1657-1660. Helion & Company. ISBN 9781915113603.