Battle of Orivesi

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The Battle of Orivesi was a key engagement during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, in which White forces clashed with Red Guards in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland.

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Battle of Orivesi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerentSide anti-socialist Whites
socialist Reds
linked to: the Reds
combatant Finnish Reds
linked to: the Reds

Finnish Whites
Red Guards
White forces
conflict Finnish Civil War
country Finland
hasLanguage Finnish
hasRole turning point in local control of central Finland
historicalRegion Grand Duchy of Finland (former)
location Orivesi
Pirkanmaa
Tampere region
militaryTheater Western Finland
namedAfter Orivesi
opponent Red Guards
White forces
partOf Finnish Civil War
relatedEvent Battle of Länkipohja
Battle of Tampere
result White victory
significance helped secure White control in the Pirkanmaa region
key engagement in the Finnish Civil War
timePeriod 1918
Finnish Civil War era

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Battle of Länkipohja relatedEvent Battle of Orivesi
Central Finland front notableBattle Battle of Orivesi