Battle of Gemauerthof
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| Battle of Gemauerthof | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Sweden | Russia | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt | Boris Sheremetyev | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| about 5,500 | about 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 800 killed, 1000 wounded | 2000-6000 killed | ||||||
| Great Northern War |
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| Narva – Daugava – Kliszów – Gemauerthof – Fraustadt – Holowczyn – Lesnaya – Poltava – Helsingborg – Gadebusch – Storkyro – Gangut – Stralsund – Dynekilen – Ösel – Stäket – Grengam |
Battle of Gemauerthof was a battle in the Great Nordic War. The Swedes under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought the Russians under Boris Sheremetyev. The Swedes were victorius, but the vicory was only symbolic. In August, the Russians conquered Courland.
