Battle of Wesenberg (1704)

Battle of Wesenberg Part of Great Northern War Date June 15, 1704 (O.S.) June 16, 1704 (Swedish calendar) June 26, 1704 (N.S.) Location Rakvere, Estonia Result Russian victory Belligerents Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia Commanders and leaders Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach Carl Ewald von Rönne Strength 1,400 men[1] 8,000 men[1] Casualties and losses 400 killed, 600 captured[2] unknown

Great Northern War Campaigns Denmark Russia and the Baltic provinces Poland-Lithuania/Saxony Ottoman Empire Sweden and Northern Germany Norway Finland Battles Holstein 1st Tönning 2nd Tönning Denmark Humlebæk Baltic campaigns 1st Riga Varja 1st Narva Petschora Rauge Erastfer Hummelshof Nöteborg Systerbäck Wesenberg Jakobstadt 2nd Narva Gemauerthof Neva Koporye Kolkanpää 2nd Riga Polish campaign Düna Darsūniškis Vilnius Kliszów Saladen Pultusk Thorn Posen Punitz Warsaw Praga 1st Grodno Fraustadt Olkieniki Kletsk Kalisz Russian campaign 2nd Grodno Holowczyn Malatitze Rajovka Lesnaya Desna Koniecpol Veprik Oposhnya Krasnokutsk–Gorodnoye Sokolki Poltava Perevolochna Scania Helsingborg Moldavia Pruth Campaign Bender Finland 2nd Vyborg Finland Pälkäne Storkyro Pomerania Wismar Gadebusch Stresow Stralsund Norway Strömstad Fredriksten Carolean Death March Stockholm Stäket Naval battles Køge Bay Fladstrand Hogland Gangut Fehmarn Rügen Dynekilen Göteborg Ösel Grengam Treaties

The Battle of Wesenberg took place on June 26, 1704 close to Rakvere (Wesenberg) during the Great Northern War. The Swedish cavalry force of 1,400 men under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach retreated before Carl Ewald von Rönnes larger force. However, the Swedes were caught at Wesenberg and after a valiant defense^[1] they had been close to annihilated with only 400 managing to escape towards Reval^[2] the rest was either killed or captured. The Russian losses are unknown.^[1]

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