Battle of Gemauerthof

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Battle of Gemäuerthof
Part of the Great Northern War
Date July 16, 1705
Location Gemäuerthof, 80 km south-west of Riga, in modern Latvia
Result Decisive Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Russia
Commanders
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt Boris Sheremetyev
Strength
about 5,500-7 000 [1] at least 10,000
Casualties and losses
800 killed, 1000 wounded 2,000-6,000 killed
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 Gemäuerthof was a battle in the Great Nordic War. The Swedes under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought the Russians under Boris Sheremetyev. The Swedes were victorious, but the victory was only symbolic. In August, the Russians conquered Courland.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stora nordiska kriget 1700-1721. Avsnitt 2 (1703-1709)
  2. ^ Liljegren, B., 2000. Karl XII: En Biografi. p 395.
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