Battle of Revolax The Battle of Revolax ( ) took place on 27 April 1808 at Revonlahti , ( now part of Siikajoki ) in Northern Ostrobothnia , Finland , when the Swedish supreme commander Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor and the Savolax brigade under colonel Johan Adam Cronstedt , a total of about 2 , 250 Swedes surprised an isolated Russia n column of about 1 , 800 men under Major General Michail Leontjevich Bulatov . The Russians were surrounded and tried to cut their way through but failed and the Russian general Bulatov was taken prisoner by the Swedes . This , and the preceding battle of Siikajoki nine days earlier , are considered very important events since they are the first Swedish victories after about 2 months of planned retreat . The next battle took place at Pulkkila on 1 May . The summer offensive begins . The Swedish commander Klingspor continued his retreat towards Oulu after the Swedish victory at the Battle of Siikajoki . They were closely followed by the Russians . A Russian fore , commanded by Bulatov , had set camp at the village of Revonlahti . Cronstedt prepared an assault to drive them away . He led a force of some 1 , 800 men through the night of 26 and 27 April . The Swedes could hear the sound of musket fire to the north , where Adlercreutz were fighting against the forward Russian unit which had been advancing on him . However Adlercreutz managed to stop the advance . Cronstedt and his 4th Brigade prepared themselves for the battles that were to be fought the next day . Bulatov and his Russian troops were entrenched inside the village . The Russian units consisted also of the Mohilev Regiment and the Perm Regiment . The Russians had three guns . In the morning of 27 April the Swedish attacked with two equally strong columns : the right column was led by Gustav Aminoff . It consisted of two battalions from the Savolax Infantry Regiment , the third battalion from the Savolax Jaeger Regiment , the second battalion of the Carelian Jaeger Corps and two 3 - pound guns ; the left column was led by Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Ludwig Christiern and consisted of two battalions from the Savolax Infantry Regiment , the first battalion from the Savolax Jaegar Regiment , the first battalion from the Carelian Jaeger Corps , and two 3 - pounder guns . The right column managed to sweep away all the Russian resistance and were advancing along the river , towards the village . At the same time , the left column prepared its troops to assault the vicarage , where Bulatov had set up his headquarters and gathered most of his troops . The attack on the vicarage became a difficult operation , as the Russians defended themselves viciously . The Swedes finally stormed the building at 10 a . m . and a bloody close - combat battle ensued . More than 94 Swedes and 600 Russians had died , were wounded or captured when the violence finally ended . The Swedish victory at Revolax meant the end of the fist Swedish retreat . Klingspor , who was known to be a cautious and sceptical man , acted against his temperament , and ordered a counter - offensive towards the south . The Savolax Brigade , which was led by av Sandels , and of whome Cronstedt ' s men were a part of , were to fight a bloody war in the southern parts of Finland . Sandel ' s newly formed 5th Brigade would soon take commence resistance fighting in the eastern parts of Finland . The Swedish counter offensive had begun and it would continue all the summer of 1808 .