Battle of Jakobstadt | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
The Battle of Jakobstadt (engraving from the Johann Christoph Brotze's collection) |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt Krzysztof Zawisza |
Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński |
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Strength | |||||||
5,000: 2,000 Lithuanian |
15,000: 5,000 Russian |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
420: 181 wounded |
3,000: 517 captured |
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15,000:
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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.
Coordinates: 56°30′13″N 25°52′15″E / 56.50361°N 25.87083°E