Battle of Koporye
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 killed Russians and only 70 dead for the Swedish force.[2] After some further campaigning, the Swedish–Finland army under the command of Georg Lybecker decided to evacuate his troops, having failed with his objectives.[3]
Battle of Koporye | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Great Northern War | |||||||
Koporye Fortress | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
|
| ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Brigadier Frazer | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800 men[1] | 2,000–3,000 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
70 killed[2] | 600 killed[2] |
References
- Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). p. 180–181
- Christer Kuvaja. Krigen kring Östersjön, del 4: Karolinska krigare 1660–1721. Schildts Förlags Ab, Helsingfors, 2008. p. 186
- Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). pp. 183–184
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.