Battle of Hummelshof

Battle of Hummelshof
Part of the Great Northern War
Battle of Hummelhof, 1702
Anonymous copperplate of the battle (1733)
Date18 July 1702 (O.S.)
19 July 1702 (Swedish calendar)
29 July 1702 (N.S.)
Location
Hummelshof, Swedish Livonia
(present-day Hummuli, Estonia)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach Tsardom of Russia Boris Sheremetev
Strength
6,000–8,000
17 artillery pieces		 20,000–23,969 men
24 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed and over 1,000 wounded and captured or 5,500 killed and wounded, all cannons 1,000–4,000 killed and wounded

Battle of Hummelshof took place on 18 July 1702 (O.S.) near the small town Hummelshof in Swedish Livonia (present-day Estonia). It was the second significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War in which a Russian army under Boris Sheremetev attacked a much smaller force under Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach and defeated it after experiencing similar casualties to the Swedes. This was a final blow to the Swedish force defending Livonia and the defeat left it fully open to Russian attacks.

References

  1. ↑ Sundberg (2010). Sveriges krig 1630-1814. p. 222.
  2. ↑ Shkvarov 2012, p. 217.
  3. 1 2 3 Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström[dead link]
  4. 1 2 3 Gordon A. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: To which is Prefixed a Short General History of the Country from the Rise of that Monarchy: and an Account of the Author's Life, Volume 1. Aberdeen. 1755. pp. 165–168
  5. ↑ Егоршина 2023, p. 45.
  6. ↑ Boris Grigorjev & Aleksandr Bespalov (2012). Kampen mot övermakten. Baltikums fall 1700–1710. p. 111.

Bibliography

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