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== LemunTaistelu ==
The Battle of Lemo was fought during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_War Finnish War] between [[Country:Sweden|Sweden]] and [[Russia]] on 19–20 June 1808 (Julian calendar 7–8 June).
On 19 June, about 2,500 Swedes landed at Lemo (Finnish:Lemu) in [[Kaarina, Lounais-Suomi|Kaarina]] in Southwest [[Finland]], aided by the Swedish Navy. There, the Swedes intended to liberate [[Turku, Lounais-Suomi|Åbo]] (Finnish:[[Turku, Lounais-Suomi|Turku]]) from the Russians. The Swedish landing forces were commanded by Major General Eberhard von Vegesack. The Russian had about 3,600 men in the area under the command of Lieutenant General [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gustav_von_Baggovut Karl Gustav von Baggovut].
