Battle of Rauge
Battle of Rauge | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach | Boris Sheremetev | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 men[1] | 7,000 men[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100 killed and wounded[1] | at least 2,000 killed, wounded and captured[1] |
The Battle of Rauge was a battle that took place on 15 September 1701 near Rõuge, Livonia during the Great Northern War in which the Swedes defeated the numerically superior Russians.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Northern wars, battle of Rauge, Otto Sjöström[dead link]
Categories:
- Battles of the Great Northern War
- Conflicts in 1701
- 1701 in Russia
- 1701 in Sweden
- Swedish Livonia
- Rõuge Parish
- 18th century in Estonia
- Battles involving Sweden
- Battles involving Russia
- Russian battle stubs
- Swedish battle stubs