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The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.

1808
Year of Event
218
Years Ago

The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua is fought.
Finnish War — via Wikipedia

The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. Other notable effects were the Swedish parliament's adoption of a new constitution and the establishment of the House of Bernadotte, the new Swedish royal house, in 1818.

Source:Wikipedia — Finnish War