Start date July 29, 1702 | Result Russian victory | |
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6,000 men
17 artillery pieces 20,000–23,969 men
24 artillery pieces 2,000 killed and over 1,000 wounded and captured 1,000–4,000 killed and wounded Similar Battle of Erastfer, Battle of Gemauerthof, Battle of Pułtusk, Battle of Jakobstadt, Battle of Ösel Island | ||
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.
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Prelude
Czar Peter's forces invaded Ingria at the beginning of the year. After the Battle of Erastfer there were no big battles between Russian and Sweden armies. In July the Russian army began advancing to Tartu. The two armies met near the town of Hummelshof.
Battle
At first Sweden troops won the battle against Russian vanguard and captured 5 or 6 cannons. Later main Russian forces arrived at the battlefield and attacked the Swedish troops. These Sweden troops repulsed the first Russian attack, but the Russians attacked again. Fresh Russian infantry began to encircle the Swedish forces that had to withdraw from the battlefield.
Aftermath
After this battle Boris Sheremetev marched through Southern Swedish Livonia without any resistance and plundered the territory. By the end of the year, the Russians occupy the Niva River Valley.