Project Gutenberg 2015-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 93 Castrén, Kaarle Alfred 1845 1873 Castren, Kaarle Alfred Muistelmia vuosien 1808-1809 sodasta: Kansan suusta kokoillut Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Muistelmia vuosien 1808-1809 sodasta: Kansan suusta kokoillut" by K. A. Castrén is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book compiles firsthand memories of the Finnish War, detailing the experiences of local soldiers and civilians during the conflict from an often overlooked perspective. It highlights the struggles and resilience of the common people while documenting the various battles and skirmishes that took place. The opening of the work sets the stage for a collection of personal testimonies and anecdotes from the 1808-1809 War, specifically focusing on events that transpired in Finland. The author recounts his efforts to gather stories from older members of the community, who provide varying accounts of battles and their impact on everyday life. One significant episode described is the assembly of local men to resist enemy forces, illustrating their determination despite having rudimentary weapons. The text paints a vivid picture of the folk's experiences, their fears, the chaos of conflict, and their courageous spirits in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finland -- History -- Russian Conquest, 1808-1809 DK DL Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 456338 2025-06-23T17:41:57.940569 text/html 456149 456088 2024-10-21T08:53:00.583694 2023-09-22T06:11:34.196048 text/html text/html 272662 2025-06-23T17:42:17.018553 application/epub+zip 278985 2025-06-23T17:42:08.037552 application/epub+zip 241281 2025-06-23T17:42:02.522569 application/epub+zip 597663 2025-06-23T17:42:24.937448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582161 2025-06-23T17:42:16.049492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316178 2022-09-23T04:43:03.709149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436306 2025-06-23T17:41:57.434573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416510 2024-10-22T23:35:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11329 2025-06-23T17:42:25.131443 application/rdf+xml 26739 2025-06-23T17:42:07.161516 image/jpeg 4798 2025-06-23T17:42:06.882527 image/jpeg 275327 2025-06-23T17:41:57.995571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia