Battle of Rauge

Battle of Rauge
Part of the Great Northern War
Date4 September 1701 (O.S.)
5 September 1701 (Swedish calendar)
15 September 1701 (N.S,)
Location
Rauge, Swedish Livonia
(present-day Rõuge, Estonia)
57°43′40″N 26°54′35″E / 57.7278°N 26.9097°E / 57.7278; 26.9097
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach Tsardom of Russia 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 took place on 15 September 1701 near Rõuge, Livonia during the Great Northern War in which the Swedes defeated the numerically superior Russians.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Northern wars, battle of Rauge, Otto Sjöström


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