Battle of Gemauerthof

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conflict=Battle of Gemäuerthof
colour_scheme=background:#cccccc
partof=the Great Northern War
date=July 16, 1705
place=Gemäuerthof, 80 km south-west of Riga, in modern Latvia
result=Decisive Swedish victory
combatant1=flagicon|Sweden|naval Sweden
combatant2=flagicon|Russia Tsardom of Russia
commander1=Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
commander2=Boris Sheremetyev
strength1=about 5,500-7 000 [ [http://www.smb.nu/svenskakrig/1700_2.asp Stora nordiska kriget 1700-1721. Avsnitt 2 (1703-1709) ] ]
strength2=at least 10,000
casualties1=800 killed, 1000 wounded
casualties2=2,000-6,000 killed

The Battle of Gemäuerthof was a battle in the Great Nordic War. The Swedes under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought the Russians under Boris Sheremetyev. The Swedes were victorious, but the victory was only symbolic. In August, the Russians conquered Courland. [ Liljegren, B., 2000. Karl XII: En Biografi. p 395. ]

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