Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt

Battles of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt

Swedish general during the Great Northern War (1666-1733)

Carl Gustaf Armfeldt is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1708 and 1714: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Finland (3), Russia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 579 km apart end to end, 193 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Great Northern War (4).

Battle of KoporyeBattle of HelsinkiBattle of PälkäneBattle of NapueBattle of KoporyeBattle of HelsinkiBattle of PälkäneBattle of NapueTallinnTampereVaasaTurkuVyborgLahtiJoensuuJyväskyläKuopioNarva100 km61.355N, 25.675E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1708: 1 engagements1713: 2 engagements2 in 17131714: 1 engagements17081714
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Koporye, 1708Battle of Helsinki, 1713Battle of Pälkäne, 1713Battle of Napue, 171417081714
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 September 1708Battle of KoporyeKoporye, RussiaSwedish victory
1713Battle of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland234 km WRussian victory
17 October 1713Battle of PälkänePälkäne, Finland135 km NRussian victory
2 March 1714Battle of NapueIsokyrö, Finland211 km NWRussian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, David von Krafft, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.