Orders of Battle 1808-09
Barclay de Tolly's Corps at the end of May 1808
Commanded by Lieutenant General Barclay de Tolly: 7.000 men
- Infantry
Asov Musketeer Regiment, 2 bat.
Nisov Musketeer Regiment, 2 bat.
Life Grenadier Regiment, 2 bat.
3. Jaeger Regiment, 2 bat.
Revel Musketeer Regiment, 2 bat.
Schlüsselburg Garrison Battalion, 1 bat.
Velikij-Luka Musketeer Regiment, 1 bat.
Life Guard Jaeger Battalion, 1 bat.
[Of the] Viborg Garrison Regiment, 1 company
[Of the] Villmanstrand Garrison Battalion, 2 companies
- Cavalry
[Of the] Finland Dragoon Regiment, 1 sqdr
Life Guard Uhlan Regiment, 5 sqdr
Isajeff's Don Cossacks, 3 sotnias
- Artillery
[Of the] 14. Artillery Brigade, 14 heavy field guns
[Of the] Guard Artillery, 10 light field guns
[Of the] 17. Artillery Brigade, 3 heavy field guns, 2 light field guns
[Of the] 2. Pioneer Regiment, 1 company
The Swedish garrison at Sveaborg (Surrendered May 3, 1808)
Swedish forces at Sveaborg: ca 6.000 men
Commanded by Admiral Carl Olof Cronstedt.
- Adlercreutz' Regiment
Major Olivestam, 4 bat.
- Änkedrottningens Lifregiment
Lieutenant Colonel Nordenstam, 2 bat.
- Jägerhorn Regiment
Colonel Jägerhorn, 1 bat.
- Nyland Dragoons
33 troops
- Nyland Dragoons Vargering
- Åbo Läns Vargering Battalion
1 bat.
- Nyland Läns Vargering Battalion
1 bat.
- Björneborg Läns Vargering Battalion
1 bat.
- Tavastehus Läns Vargering Battalion
1 bat.
- Svea Artillery
1 company.
- Sveaborg Coastal Navy Squadron
Lieutenant Colonel De La Motte, 110 Naval vessels.
(Which is about 50% of the Swedish Coastal Navy)
The Swedish army in Finland May-June 1808
Commander in Chief Field Marshal W. M. Klingspor
THE MAIN ARMY
General C. J. Adlercreutz
- 1st Brigade
Colonel A. F. Palmfelt
2.400 Infantry
75 Cavalry
150 Artillery
- 2nd Brigade
Colonel G. C. von Döbeln
2.300 Infantry
20 Cavalry
65 Artillery
- 3rd Brigade
Colonel H. H. Gripenberg
1.900 Infantry
50 Cavalry
150 Artillery
- 4th Brigade
Major General J. A. Cronstedt
2.800 Infantry
20 Cavalry
200 Artillery
THE SAVOLAX BRIGADE
Colonel J. A. Sandels
- 5th Brigade
1.300 Infantry
20 Cavalry
80 Artillery
The Battle of Oravais, Sept 14, 1808
Swedish forces at Oravais: 5500 men
Field Marshal Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (commander of the Swedish-Finnish troops in Finland, but left over the command to Carl Johan Adlercreutz at Oravais).
- Swedish main army
gen. Carl Johan Adlercreutz
- Infantry
Upplands reg. 2 bat.
Västmanland reg. 1 bat.
Hälsinge reg. 3 bat.
Västerbottens bataljon 1 bat.
Uppland, Hälsinge and
Västmanland jaegers 6 companies
Österbottens bataljon 1 bat.
Savolaks inf. reg.(4th brig.) 2 bat.
Savolaks Jaeger reg.(4th brig) 2 bat.
Karelian Jaeger corps(4th brig.)
- Cavalry
Livgardet at horse 2 sqdr.
Karelian dragoon corps 1 sqdr
- Artillery
Six 6-pound guns
One 4-pound Howitzer
- Russian forces at Oravais;
6-7000 men
gen. Nikolaj Kamenskij (Russian commander of the Main Army)
- Avantgarde under J. P. Kulnev
Sevsk musketeer reg. 2 bat.
3. Jaeger reg. 2 bat.
Grodno Hussar reg. 2 sqdr.
Don Cossacks 100 troops
- Troops under N. I. Demidov
Petrovsk musketeer reg. 2 bat.
Perm musketeer reg. 2 bat.
- Reserves under Ushakov
Mogilov musketeer reg. 2 bat.
Lithuania musketeer reg. 2 bat.
25 Jaeger reg. 1 bat.
Grodno hussars 1? sqdr
Polish lanciers reg. 1 sqdr
- Artillery
Colonel Argun's artillerycompany (from 17 artillerybrigade)
Lt. Col. Ziminsky's artillerycompany (from 21 art. brig)
Wachtmeister's expedition in Northern Sweden August 1809
General Gustaf Wachtmeister
- 1st Brigade Colonel Fleetwood
Södermanland regt. (2 bat.)
Jönköping regt. (3 bat.)
Västmanland regt. (1 bat.)
- 2nd Brigade Colonel Boije
Svea Livgarde (1 bat.)
Drottningens Livregt. (1 bat.)
Kronoberg regt. (2 bat.)
Engelbrecht regt. (1 bat.)
- 3rd Brigade Colonel Löwenhielm
Uppland regt. (2 bat.)
Livgrenadjär regt. (4 bat.)
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