Battle of Grodno (1708)
Battle of the Great Northern War in 1708 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Grodno (1708) was the first battle of the Swedish invasion of Russia on 26 January 1708, during the Great Northern War. Grodno was a city of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at this time.
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Battle of Grodno (1708) | |||||||
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Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles XII | Peter I | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 men[1] | 9,000 men[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
11 killed 43 wounded[2] |
150 killed 50 captured[2] |
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