Battle of Malatitze

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Malatitze
partof=the Great Northern War
date=August 31 1708
place= Malatitze, present-day Belarus
result=Swedish victory
combatant1=
combatant2=flagicon|Russia Russia
commander1=
commander2=flagicon|Russia Mikhail Golitsyn
strength1=4,000
strength2=13,000 [ [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_malatitze.html Battle of Malatitze, 31 August 1708 ] ]
casualties1=300 killed
500 wounded
casualties2=700 killed
2,000 wounded

The Battle of Malatitze took place on August 31, 1708 in Malatitze (present-day Belarus near the Russian border) during the Great Northern War. The Russian army of Peter the Great under the command of Mikhail Golitsyn tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the Swedish Army of Charles XII under Carl Gustaf Roos. The fighting occurred in the swamp between the rivers Belaya Natopa and Chernaya Natopa. The Swedish forces repelled the Russian assault with few losses.

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