Battle Of Hummelshof
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.
| Battle of Hummelshof | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
 Anonymous copperplate of the battle (1733) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |  Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach | Boris Sheremetev | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 men 17 artillery pieces | 20,000–23,969 men 24 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 killed and over 1,000 wounded and captured | 1,000–4,000 killed and wounded | ||||||
References
57°47′00″N 26°02′00″E / 57.7833°N 26.0333°E
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