Battle of Rauge explained

Conflict:Battle of Rauge
Partof:the Great Northern War
Date:4 September 1701 (O.S.)
5 September 1701 (Swedish calendar)
15 September 1701 (N.S,)
Place:Rauge, Swedish Livonia
(present-day Rõuge, Estonia)
Result:Swedish victory
Combatant1: Swedish Empire
Combatant2: Tsardom of Russia
Commander1: Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach
Commander2: Boris Sheremetev
Strength1:2,000 men[1]
Strength2:7,000 men
Casualties1:100 killed and wounded
Casualties2:at least 2,000 killed, wounded and captured

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://northernwars.com/W.A.v.Schlippenbach%27s%20Army%20of%20Livland.pdf Northern wars, battle of Rauge, Otto Sjöström