Battle of Vaasa

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Detailed accounts exist
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment of White control in the region
gptkbp:armament Machine guns
Rifles
Artillery pieces
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:White_Guard
gptkb:Red_Guard
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lauri_Malmberg
Johan E. E. von der Linde
gptkbp:commemoration Anniversaries are observed
gptkbp:consequences Increased tensions between factions
Strengthened White government
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced Finnish national identity
gptkbp:date 1918
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Lapua
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict of the Finnish Civil War
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversial interpretations exist
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the civil war
gptkbp:historical_source Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
Personal diaries
Academic analyses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Vaasa
gptkbp:legacy Remembered in Finnish history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vaasa,_Finland
gptkbp:media_coverage Reported in Finnish newspapers
gptkbp:memorials Commemorative sites in Vaasa
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive and offensive operations
Use of terrain to advantage
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tampere
gptkb:Battle_of_Jämsä
gptkb:Battle_of_Hämeenlinna
gptkbp:outcome Consolidation of White forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Finnish_Civil_War
gptkbp:participants International volunteers
Local civilians
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Seinäjoki
gptkbp:result White victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Whites
gptkbp:strategic_goals Disruption of enemy supply lines
Control of Vaasa
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Western Finland
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assaults
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vaasa_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7