Battle of Kivinebb
| Battle of Kivinebb | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Swedish War (1554–57) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jöns Månsson (Juho Maununpoika) | Ivan Bibikov † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 560 men[1] | 6,000[2]–12,000 men[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light[3] |
300–600 killed (Swedish claim)[3] 900 killed, 49 banners lost (Russian claim)[4] | ||||||
The Battle of Kivinebb was fought on March 11, 1555, between Finnish forces of Sweden commanded by Jöns Månsson (Finnish name Juho Maununpoika) numbering 500 on one side, and on the other side a Russian army led by Ivan Grigoryevich Bibikov numbering up to 13,000 and consisting mostly of militiamen from Zemshchina.[citation needed] Despite being severely outnumbered, Swedish forces won the battle due to superior knowledge of the region and using skis for mobility.[1][3] The battle is briefly mentioned in the Lebedev Chronicle, which says that in 1555 Ivan Bibikov with a number of common men was sent to push Swedes to exchange some Russian citizens who were forcibly held in Sweden and to punish the Swedes for attacking the nearest Russian settlements, but was defeated.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Väänänen, Kalle: Vainotien vartijat; Etelä-Karjalan maanpuolustushistoriaa, Viipurin Suojeluskuntapiirin Piiriesikunta, Karjalan kirjapaino oy Viipuri 1939. pp. 10.
- ^ Shkvarov, Alexei (2012). Россия и Швеция. История военных конфликтов 1142-1809 [Russia and Sweden. The history of military conflicts 1142-1809] (in Russian). Saint-Petersburg: RME Group Oy:Алетейя. p. 56. ISBN 978-5-91419-754-1.
- ^ a b c Sauri, Seppo: Suomalaisten suuret taistelut. Keuruu: Otava, 2002. pp. 14.
- ^ Shkvarov, Alexei (2012). Россия и Швеция. История военных конфликтов 1142-1809 [Russia and Sweden. The history of military conflicts 1142-1809] (in Russian). Saint-Petersburg: RME Group Oy:Алетейя. ISBN 978-5-91419-754-1.
- ^ Полное собрание русских летописей. Т. 29, М.: 1965, с. 240-241
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