Battle of Jakobstadt

The Battle of Jakobstadt (engraving from the Johann Christoph Brotze's collection)

Date	25 July 1704 (O.S.) 26 July 1704 (Swedish calendar) 5 August 1704 (N.S.)
Location	Jēkabpils / Jakobstadt, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, (present day Jēkabpils, about 125 km southeast of Riga, Latvia)
Result	Swedish victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Strength

5,000:

3,000 Swedish
2,000 Lithuanian

15,000:

10,000 Polish
5,000 Russian

Casualties and losses

420:

238 killed
181 wounded

3,000:

2,300 killed
517 captured

5,000:

15,000:

420:

3,000:

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.