Remembering the Finnish Sharp-Shooter Battalion’s involvement in the 1831 Polish-Russian War. The controversial Legacy of Finland’s first military Campaign in the Service of Russia
Remembering the Finnish Sharp-Shooter Battalion’s involvement in the 1831 Polish-Russian War. The controversial Legacy of Finland’s first military Campaign in the Service of Russia
Author(s): Jussi JalonenSubject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Political history, Modern Age, Special Historiographies:, 19th Century
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Grand Duchy of Finland; Finnish Guard Sharp-Shooter Battalion; Polish-Russian War of 1831; historical memory
Summary/Abstract: Among the Russian military units assembled for the suppression of the Polish November Uprising was also the Finnish Sharp-Shooter Battalion. The war inPoland was the first combat experience of Finnish soldiers in Russian service. Theservice of the unit was hailed as a testimony of Finnish loyalty towards the Empire,but it left a mixed legacy. This article discusses the complicated place of the PolishUprising and Finnish sharp-shooters in Finnish historical memory during the 19thcentury
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XXII/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 111-133
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish