Battle of Hummelshof | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach | Boris Sheremetev | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,700 | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1000-2000 killed and wounded, 238 captured, 15 Swedish artillery guns captured | 1000 killed and wounded |
Battle of Hummelshof took place on July 19, 1702 (O.S.) near the small town Hummelshof in Swedish Livonia (present-day Estonia). It was the second significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War.
During half a year after the Battle of Erastfer there were no big battles between Russian and Sweden armies. At July Russian army began advancing to Tartu. Two armise met near the town Hummelshof.
At first Sweden troops won the battle against russian vanguard and captured 5 or 6 cannnons. Later main russian forces arrived to the battlefield and attacked sweden troops. Sweden toops repulsed first russian attack, but russian attacked again. Fresh russian infantry became to encircle sweden forces. Sweden army was completely destroyed.
After this battle Boris Sheremetev marshed through Southern Swedish Livonia without any resistance and plundered the territory.