Attack on Taipale | |||||||||
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Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Berendt Gröön Reinhold Johan von Hagen | Unknown | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Unknown | Taipale garrison | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
100 cavalry and dragoons | 200 men | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
4 killed Several wounded | Many killed |
The Attack on Taipale (Swedish: Motanfallet mot Taipale; Finnish: Vastahyökkäys Taipaleeseen; Russian: Контратака на Тайпале) was a successful Swedish attack on Russian-occupied Taipale in June of 1656, during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658).