Battle of Erastfer

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Battle of Erastfer

Date	December 30, 1701
Location	Erastfer, Livonia
Result	Russian victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Russia

Commanders

von Schlippenbach

Boris Sheremetev

Strength

2,200

12,000

Casualties and losses

700 KIA - 350 captured

3,000 KIA

v • d • e Great Northern War

Narva – Daugava – Erastfer – Kliszów – Pułtusk – Jēkabpils – Poznań – Punitz – Gemauerthof – Warsaw – Grodno – Fraustadt – Kalisz – Holowczyn – Malatitze – Lesnaya – Poltava – Perevolochna – Helsingborg – Gadebusch – Bender – Pälkäne – Storkyro – Gangut – Stralsund – Dynekilen – Ösel – Stäket – Grengam

The battle of Erastfer (also Battle of Erastvere) took place on December 30, 1701 near Erastvere in eastern Livonia (present-day Estonia) between a Russian force of 12,000 men led by general Boris Sheremetev and a Swedish force of 2,200 under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach. The Swedes were defeated, with 700 killed and 350 men and four field pieces captured; the Russian casualities totalled about 3,000. It was the first significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War.