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A show in 2009 in Sävar on the outskirts of Umeå on the 200th anniversary of the battle at the site. Stock Photography.
The last battle on Swedish soil took place in August 1809 at Sävar and Ratan on the outskirts of Umeå. Archaeologists have now found five lead bullets from the Battle of Sävar during investigations prior to widening a road and the construction of the Norrbotnia line, reports SVT Nyheter Västerbotten.
The battle, from August 19 to 20, 1809, was between Swedish and Russian troops. The round bullets are not fired and were found at a depth of a couple of centimeters where the Swedish main line was in the battle, so archaeologists believe a Swedish soldier lost them.
The archaeologists’ job was to investigate whether there was a mass grave at the site, but no such grave has been found.
The five bullets will be taken to the Stockholm Historical Museum. It will then be decided whether the bullets will eventually end up there or at the Västerbotten museum in Umeå.
Sweden lost the war and Russia seized Finland.
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