Battle of Rauge
Appearance
Battle of Rauge | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
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.
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