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    Lappeenranta (redirect from Villmanstrand)
    Lappeenranta (Finnish: [ˈlɑpːeːnˌrɑntɑ]; Swedish: Villmanstrand) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the...
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    The Battle of Villmanstrand was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on 23 August 1741, when Russian forces of 10,000 men (13,000, or 16,000–18,000, according...
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    towards Villmanstrand (Finnish: Lappeenranta). Using nearly fourfold superiority in numbers, the Russians inflicted in the Battle of Villmanstrand a major...
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    Svetogorsk (Светого́рск, Enso) South Karelia Imatra Joutseno Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) North Karelia Joensuu Ilomantsi (Ilomants) Kitee Kesälahti Kontiolahti...
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    LUT University Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT Villmanstrand-Lahtis tekniska universitet LUT Latin: Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis Other...
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  • (Kymenlaakso/Kymmenedalen) Lappeenranta Sub-region Joutseno Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Western Saimaa Lemi Luumäki Savitaipale Suomenniemi Taipalsaari Ylämaa...
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    presided over a brilliant victory by Russian forces at the Battle of Villmanstrand in Finland after Sweden had declared war against her government. She...
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    the city of Lappeenranta, Finland: the Swedish name of the city is Villmanstrand, originally spelled as Viltmanstrand The Danish Glücksburg dynasty used...
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    219 Lahti Lahtis 1905 119,999 Laitila Letala 1986 8,658 Lappeenranta Villmanstrand 1649 72,801 Lapua Lappo 1977 14,545 Lieksa 1973 11,157 Lohja Lojo 1969...
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  • 975 8.2 Lappajärvi Lappajärvi 421 2,789 6.6 Lappeenranta (Swedish: Villmanstrand) Lappeenranta 1,434 72,988 50.9 Lapua (Swedish: Lappo) Lapua 737 14...
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    General Law of Sweden (though Hamina (Fredrikshamn), Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand), and Savonlinna (Nyslott), at the time still Swedish, of course did...
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    Cities Hamina – Fredrikshamn Kotka Käkisalmi – Kexholm Lappeenranta – Villmanstrand (website) Sortavala – Sordavala (website) Viipuri – Viborg (website...
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  • sub-regions: Imatra Parikkala Rautjärvi Ruokolahti (Ruokolax) Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Lemi Luumäki Savitaipale Taipalsaari Southern Finland Regions of Southern...
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    offensive towards Villmanstrand on 25 June. The Swedes won a resounding victory at Utti on 28 June, but instead of advancing to Villmanstrand, the king headed...
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    between the two states. The treaty also gave Russia the fortresses of Villmanstrand and Fredrikshamn. The concessions to Russia can be credited to the diplomatic...
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    negligence in the Russo-Swedish War, in the aftermath of the defeat at Villmanstrand. He was born on 22 July 1685 in Swedish Livonia. He was the son of the...
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    Gdańsk (1734) Russo-Ottoman War (1735–1739) Siege of Azov (1736) [ru] Lacy's campaign to Crimea Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) Battle of Villmanstrand...
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    (Ruokolax) Population: 4,758 Lappeenranta sub-region Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) Population: 72,988 Lemi Population: 2,862 Luumäki Population: 4,396...
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  • County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott, including the county capital of Villmanstrand, was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo. The remaining part of the...
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  • Käkisalmi, sv: Kexholm), Priozersk (Now in Russia) Lappeenranta (sv. Villmanstrand) Fortress Kärnäkoski Fortress, Savitaipale Fort Bergues Fort Bayonne...
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  • (Hebrew), לאַכװע (Yiddish) Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (Estonian, Finnish), Villmanstrand (Swedish) Lausanne Lausana (Catalan, Portuguese*, Spanish*), Lausanne...
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    Died a Russian prisoner 1742 after again having been made POW 1741 at Villmanstrand. Commandant of Viborg, Colonel Zacharias Aminoff, † 1710 Viborg. Captain...
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  • India Company at Colachel, off the southern coast of India. Battle of Villmanstrand 23 August - Russian victory pver Sweden. Battle of Prague 25-26 November...
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    sign the Peace of Rueil. March 15 – The city of Lappeenranta (Swedish: Villmanstrand) is founded by Queen Christina of Sweden. March 16 – An over 1,000 strong...
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  • conflict southern part of the new county, including the residence city of Villmanstrand, was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo. Remaining part of the county...
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    Norwegian border, increased the dissatisfaction, as did the Battle of Villmanstrand with its great losses for the Dalarna regiment. The dissatisfaction...
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  • The Russo-Swedish War or Hattarnas ryska krig (1741–1743) Battle of Villmanstrand (August 23, 1741) The Seven Years' War or Pommerska kriget (1757–1762)...
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    regiment was in 1741 during the Hats' Russian War and the Battle of Villmanstrand, the last of the regiment's major battles. In 1758 the regiment was...
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  • Battle of Grengam – 1720 – Great Northern War (Northern Wars) Battle of Villmanstrand – 1741 – Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) (War of the Austrian Succession)...
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    (1685–1743), Swedish baron and lieutenant general who was executed after the Battle of Villmanstrand Gustav Freiherr von Buddenbrock, Prussian general...
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