The Battle of Pulkil

The battle of Pulkil took place on May 2, 1808 between the Russian and Swedish armies.

Immediately after the battle of Revolax, Count Klingspor sent Colonel Sandels with 3,000 men and 6 guns to the Kuopioskaya Road. A detachment of Colonel Obukhov (3 companies of the Mogilev regiment , about 20 Cossacks and 3 guns) was traveling from Kuopio to join Bulatov , carrying a park and carts with them. He was in five transitions from Bulatov. The courier and trips sent to Obukhov from Tuchkov did not reach Obukhov to bring him back; the Swedes met on their way, and the courier went missing.

Having neither the news of the Revolak case, nor the instructions given to him to return, Obukhov continued the march. At Pullkila, he learned of Sandels's movement against him. Unaware of the number of the enemy, and wondering how they could appear on the road along which Obukhov hoped to soon connect with his boss, he stopped at Pulkil.

Here the Swedes surrounded him and demanded surrender, but received a refusal and moved on all sides to attack. Four hours went on a stubborn, unequal battle. More than half of the people were killed; finally, Obukhov received a heavy wound in his leg, incline a decisive victory on the side of the Swedes, and they captured the entire detachment and the property and supplies that were with him.

Russian banners were stripped from the poles and hidden by the warrant officers-ensigns Rogozhin and Potselovsky. One gun was thrown into the water, and two were saved by Captain Serbin , who managed to elude the Swedes in general turmoil and connected with Tuchkov with barely passable roads.

Losses of Russians - 6 officers, 18 non-commissioned officers, 27 Cossacks and 250 ordinary prisoners of war (of which 4 were wounded, 1 non-commissioned officer, 70 soldiers); 1 officer, 3 non-commissioned officers and 40 privates killed. The loss of the Swedes - 74 people killed and wounded.