Battle of Tampere

Battle of Tampere
Part of the Finnish Civil War
The Tammela neighborhood after the battle
Date March 8 - April 6, 1918 Location Tampere, Finland Result Decisive White victory
Belligerents
White Guard	Red Guard
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim	Hugo Salmela †
Strength
16,000 1,000 Swedish volunteers	14,000
Casualties and losses
600 killed[1] and 1,200 wounded 339 captured	2,000 killed[1] and 6,000 wounded 10,000 - 11,000 captured[1][2]

The Battle of Tampere of the Finnish Civil War was fought in Finland in 1918 between Red and White forces. The White forces besieged and captured the main city of the Red Guards, Tampere, taking around 10,000 Red prisoners.^[2] As of the year of 1918 the Battle of Tampere was the bloodiest conflict to have occurred during the history of Finland. ^[3]

References

1. Tony Jaques (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-313-33539-6.
2. Roger Norum (1 June 2010). The Rough Guide to Finland. Rough Guides. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-84836-969-6.
3. "Civil War". Retrieved April 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 61°30′N 23°45′E / 61.500°N 23.750°E