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Battle of Jakobstadt

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Dates
  
25 Jul 1704 – 5 Aug 1704

Result
  
Decisive Swedish victory

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5,0003,000 Swedish2,000 Lithuanian
  
15,00010,000 Polish5,000 Russian

420238 killed181 wounded
  
3,0002,300 killed517 captured

Combatants
  
Similar
  
Battle of Gemauerthof, Battle of Pułtusk, Battle of Hummelshof, Battle of Saladen, Battle of Kletsk

The Battle of Jakobstadt (Latvian: Jēkabpils), (Polish: Krzyżbork) was a battle fought in the Great Northern War. It took place on 25 July 1704 (O.S.) / 26 July 1704 (Swedish calendar) / 5 August 1704 (N.S.) between a Swedish army under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt and a combined Lithuanian/Russian force under Great Hetman Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki at the town of Jēkabpils (German: Jakobstadt) in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. The Swedes were victorious.

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Battle of Jakobstadt Wikipedia


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