The final land battle of the Finnish campaign in the Great Northern War, after which all of Finland fell under Russian occupation for seven years.
Key Facts
- Date
- 2 March 1714 (O.S. 19 February)
- Location
- Napue and Laurola, Isokyrö parish, Swedish Empire
- Conflict
- Great Northern War, Finnish campaign
- Outcome
- Russian victory; all Finland occupied
- Occupation period
- Seven years (Great Wrath) years
- Commemorative medal
- Medal 'For the Battle of Vasa', created 1714
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the Great Northern War, Russia pursued a military campaign to seize Finland from the Swedish Empire. Swedish forces in Finland, composed almost entirely of Finnish troops, faced a numerically superior Russian army pressing through the region in early 1714.
On 2 March 1714, near the villages of Napue and Laurola in the Isokyrö parish, a Swedish-Finnish detachment engaged Russian forces in what became the final land battle of the Finnish campaign. The outnumbered Swedish-Finnish force was defeated by the larger Russian army.
Following the defeat, the whole of Finland came under Russian military occupation for the remainder of the Great Northern War—a seven-year period of hardship known in Finnish history as the Great Wrath. Russia also commemorated the victory by creating the Medal 'For the Battle of Vasa' in 1714.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent