Battle of Kivinebb

The Battle of Kivinebb was fought on March 11, 1555, between Finnish forces of Sweden commanded by Jöns Månsson numbering 500 on one side, and on the other side a Russian army led by Ivan Grigoryevich Bibikov numbering up to 13,000 and consisting mostly of militiamen from Zemshchina. Despite being severely outnumbered, Swedish forces won the battle due to superior knowledge of the region and using skis for mobility. The battle is briefly mentioned in the Lebedev Chronicle, which says that in 1555 Ivan Bibikov with a number of common men was sent to push Swedes to exchange some Russian citizens who were forcibly held in Sweden and to punish the Swedes for attacking the nearest Russian settlements, but was defeated.

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Location: 60.3575, 29.7403, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1555 Battle of Kivinebb

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1703 Battle of Systerbäck

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1944 Battle of Kuuterselkä

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1919	North Ingria		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		battles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War	war front	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1555	Battle of Kivinebb	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1703	Battle of Systerbäck	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Kuuterselkä	battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		K-3007	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort	1916	Fort Ino	existing village of a former municipality in Finland, historic site, fort	Wikidata