History Short: What was “The Great Wrath?”

On September 29, 1714, Cossacks from the Russian Empire slaughtered 800 Finns on the island of Hailuoto during the Russian invasion of Finland, then part of the Swedish Empire, known as The Great Wrath.
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One of the most overlooked genocides in history. Russians killed many, but famine made sure that somewhere around half the population would die.