Battle of Villmanstrand

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)
place=Villmanstrand, Sweden (present-day Lappeenranta, Finland).
date=August 23, 1741
result=Russian victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=Carl Henrik Wrangel POW
commander2=Peter von Lacy
strength1=4,000 men
strength2=10,500 men
casualties1=2,000 dead and wounded
1,000 captured
casualties2=500-800 dead, 1 500 wounded|

The battle of Villmanstrand was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on August 23 1741, when Russian forces, under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted Villmanstrand (Finnish:Lappeenranta). Fighting began around 2 pm but the Swedes withdrew already at 5 pm. Sweden casualties amounted to 2,000 men killed or wounded and 1,000 captured, among them General Carl Henrik Wrangel. Russia lost 2,400 men. Von Lacy did not continue his movement after the battle.