Battle of Revolax
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{{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Battle of Revolax |image= |caption= |partof=Finnish War |date=April 27 1808 |place= Revolax, near Oulu |result= Swedish victory |combatant1=Sweden |combatant2=Russia |commander1=Supreme commander Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor and Colonel Johan Adam Cronstedt |commander2=Major General Michail Leontjevich Bulatov |strength1=2,250 |strength2=1,800 |casualties1=94 |casualties2=200, 400 prisoners }} Template:Campaignbox Finnish War
The Battle of Revolax took place on April 27 1808, 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 1,800 men under Major General Michail Leontjevich 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 preceeding 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 May 1.