Battle_of_Koporye

Battle of Koporye

Battle of Koporye

Battle during the Great Northern War

59°42′34.26″N 29°1′57.87″E

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The Battle of Koporye took place on October 8, 1708 close to Koporye, in the Swedish Empire during the Ingrian campaign in the Great Northern War. A Swedish force consisting of 1,800 men[1] under the command of generals Carl Gustaf Armfeldt and Anders Erik Ramsay attacked a numerically stronger enemy of between 2,000 and 3,000 Russian forces. The battle ended in a Swedish victory with about 600 Russians killed and only 70 dead among the Swedish force.[2] After further campaigning, the Swedish–Finland army under the command of Georg Lybecker decided to evacuate his troops, having failed at his objectives.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). p. 180–181
  2. [2]
    Christer Kuvaja. Krigen kring Östersjön, del 4: Karolinska krigare 1660–1721. Schildts Förlags Ab, Helsingfors, 2008. p. 186
  3. [3]
    Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). pp. 183–184
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