Battle of Hummelshof explained

Conflict:Battle of Hummelshof
Partof:the Great Northern War
Date:July 18, 1702 (O.S.)
July 19, 1702 (Swedish calendar)
July 29, 1702 (N.S.)
Place:Hummelshof, Swedish Livonia
(present-day Hummuli, Estonia)
Result:Russian victory
Combatant1: Swedish Empire
Combatant2: Tsardom of Russia
Commander1: Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach
Commander2: Boris Sheremetev
Strength1:6,000 men[1]
17 artillery pieces[2]
Strength2:20,000[3] –23,969 men
24 artillery pieces
Casualties1:2,000 killed and over 1,000 wounded and captured or 5,500 killed and wounded, all cannons
Casualties2:1,000[4] –4,000 killed and wounded

Battle of Hummelshof took place on July 19, 1702 (O.S.) near the small town Hummelshof in Swedish Livonia (present-day Estonia). It was the second significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War in which a Russian army under Boris Sheremetev attacked a much smaller force under Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach and defeated it after experiencing similar casualties to the Swedes. This was a final blow to the Swedish force defending Livonia and the defeat left it fully open to Russian attacks.

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Notes and References

  1. Sundberg (2010). Sveriges krig 1630-1814. p. 222.
  2. http://northernwars.com/Battle%20of%20Hummelhof.pdf Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström
  3. Gordon A. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: To which is Prefixed a Short General History of the Country from the Rise of that Monarchy: and an Account of the Author's Life, Volume 1. Aberdeen. 1755. pp. 165–168
  4. Boris Grigorjev & Aleksandr Bespalov (2012). Kampen mot övermakten. Baltikums fall 1700–1710. p. 111.