Battle of Revolax

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Battle of Revolax
Part of the Finnish War
Anfallet vid Revolaks, by August Malmström
Date 27 April 1808 Location Revonlahti, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carl Johan Adlercreutz Johan Adam Cronstedt	Michail Leontievich Bulatov
Strength
2,400[1]	1,500–1,700[1][2]
Casualties and losses
130 killed, wounded or captured[3]	500–600 killed, wounded or captured[2][3]

The Battle of Revolax (Finnish: Revonlahden taistelu) took place on 27 April 1808 at Revonlahti,^[4] (now part of Siikajoki) in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, when the Swedish supreme commander Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor and the Savolax brigade under Colonel Johan Adam Cronstedt, a total of about 2,250 Swedes surprised an isolated Russian column of about 1,700 men under Major General Michail Leontievich Bulatov. The Russians were surrounded and tried to cut their way through but failed and the Russian general Bulatov was taken prisoner by the Swedes.

This, and the preceding battle of Siikajoki nine days earlier, are considered very important events since they are the first Swedish victories after about 2 months of planned retreat. The next battle took place at Pulkkila on 2 May.