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| Battle of Erastfer | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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 Sweden |
 Russia | ||||||
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| von Schlippenbach | Boris Sheremetev | ||||||
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| 2,200 | 13,000 | ||||||
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| 700 KIA - 350 captured | 3,000 KIA | ||||||
The battle of Erastfer (also Battle of Erastvere) took place on December 30, 1701 near Erastvere in eastern Livonia (present-day Estonia) between a Russian force of 12,000 men led by general Boris Sheremetev and a Swedish force of 2,200 under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach. The Swedes were defeated, with 700 killed and 350 men and four field pieces captured; the Russian casualities totalled about 3,000. It was the first significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War.
Source
- Nordisk Familjebok, Owl edition (in public domain).
- Battle of Erastfer, 29 December 1701 OS/ 9 January 1702 NS
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