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Battle in the Great Northern War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Systerbäck took place on July 19, 1703 near the Sestra River during the Great Northern War. The Swedish army under the command of Abraham Cronhjort had to pull back to escape encirclement of the much larger Russian force under Boris Sheremetev. The two sides estimated their losses to 390 Swedish dead and wounded and 150 Russians dead and wounded.[1]
Battle of Systerbäck | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abraham Cronhjort |
Boris Sheremetev Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 men | 25,000 men of which 7,000–8,000 engaged | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
390 killed and wounded[1] | 150 killed and wounded[2] |
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