Battle of Gemauerthof
The Battle of Gemauerthof was a battle in the Great Northern War, fought south of Riga, in present-day Latvia in July 1705. The Swedish forces under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought a Russian army under Boris Sheremetyev. The Swedes, exhausted after forced marching, went to camp and were cooking supper when the news came of a large Russian army with 16 artillery pieces nearby. The Swedes, who themselves had 17 artillery pieces quickly deployed into battle formation and, encouraged by General Lewenhaupt, attacked the Russians. Although suffering severe setbacks on their right flank, the assault continued. On the left, the Swedish cavalry charged and broke the Russians. The infantry in the centre fired carefully at point-blank range and then charged, pushing their foes back in disorder. The bat
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Battle of Gemauerthof
The Battle of Gemauerthof was a battle in the Great Northern War, fought south of Riga, in present-day Latvia in July 1705. The Swedish forces under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought a Russian army under Boris Sheremetyev. The Swedes, exhausted after forced marching, went to camp and were cooking supper when the news came of a large Russian army with 16 artillery pieces nearby. The Swedes, who themselves had 17 artillery pieces quickly deployed into battle formation and, encouraged by General Lewenhaupt, attacked the Russians. Although suffering severe setbacks on their right flank, the assault continued. On the left, the Swedish cavalry charged and broke the Russians. The infantry in the centre fired carefully at point-blank range and then charged, pushing their foes back in disorder. The bat
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Bataille de GemauerthofFichier ...... la Courlande le mois suivant.
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Bitwa pod Gemauerthof – starci ...... panowali w sierpniu Kurlandię.
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De Slag bij Gemauerthof was ee ...... erin om Koerland te bezetten.
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Die Schlacht von Gemauerthof w ...... Kurland, im heutigen Lettland.
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La Batalla de Gemauerthof fue ...... narían conquistando Curlandia.
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The Battle of Gemauerthof was ...... e Russians conquered Courland.
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Сражение при Мур-мызе, в запад ...... чилась победой шведских войск.
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1,000 wounded
900 killed,
combatant
Swedish Empire
Tsardom of Russia
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1705-07-15
1705-07-16
1705-07-26
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Swedish victory
strength
13,000 or 20,000:
16 artillery pieces
17 regimental guns
2,000 irregular,
3,000 cavalry,
3,600 infantry,
4,000 infantry,
8,000–14,000 dragoon,
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Bataille de GemauerthofFichier ...... lisation sur la carte : Europe
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Bitwa pod Gemauerthof – starci ...... panowali w sierpniu Kurlandię.
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De Slag bij Gemauerthof was ee ...... en formatie. De veldslag eindi
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Die Schlacht von Gemauerthof w ...... Kurland, im heutigen Lettland.
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La Batalla de Gemauerthof fue ...... s órdenes de Borís Sheremétev.
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The Battle of Gemauerthof was ...... foes back in disorder. The bat
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Сражение при Мур-мызе, в запад ...... чилась победой шведских войск.
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Bataille de Gemauerthof
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Batalla de Gemauerthof
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Battle of Gemauerthof
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Bitwa pod Gemauerthof
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Schlacht bei Gemauerthof
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Slag bij Gemauerthof
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Битва при Гемауэртгофе
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