Historiearvsmuseet i Nacka

Museum in Sweden

Hamn was a battlefield museum in Fisksätra, Nacka Municipality, near Stockholm, Sweden about the Battle of Stäket on 13 August 1719 when Russian force, circumventing Vaxholm Castle, attempted to pass through Baggensstäket, a very narrow passage in the Stockholm archipelago. After a desperate counterattack by Södermanlands regemente the Russian force departed. It is debated whether or not this was a Russian attempt to reach Stockholm. The museum was founded as a result of a still ongoing archaeological research project. In 2003, the project "Battlefield Archaeology by Stäket" was formed, which

From Hamn (museum) on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Coordinates:

59.30°N, 18.26°E

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