Battle of Helsinki (1713)

Battle of Helsinki (1713)
	Part of Great Northern War
Date	8–11 May 1713
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt	Peter the Great; Fyodor Apraksin
Strength
1,800	17,000–18,700
Casualties and losses
Minor	At least 70 killed or wounded

The Battle of Helsinki (Russian: Битва на реке Хельсинки) was fought between the Russian army under Tsar Peter the Great and Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of Sweden under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt between 8 and 11 May 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian victory, leading to the fact that the Swedes commanded by Armfelt burned the entire Helsinki when retreating.^[1] Destroyed after the actual battle, the city changed hands twice more in the following months until it remained permanently in the hands of the Russians.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Suuri Pohjan sota ja Helsingin tuho" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Hornborg 1953, p. 142.
^ Hornborg 1953, p. 143.
^ ^a ^b Hornborg 1953, p. 148.

[hel-1] "Suuri Pohjan sota ja Helsingin tuho" (in Finnish). City of Helsinki. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[FOOTNOTEHornborg1953142-2] Hornborg 1953, p. 142.

[FOOTNOTEHornborg1953143-3] Hornborg 1953, p. 143.

[FOOTNOTEHornborg1953148-4] Hornborg 1953, p. 148.

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