Battle of Grodno (1708)

Battle of Grodno (1708)
Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia
Date27 January 1708 (O.S.)
28 January 1708 (Swedish calendar)
7 February 1708 (N.S.)
Location53°40′N 23°50′E / 53.667°N 23.833°E / 53.667; 23.833
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden Swedish Empire Russia Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Sweden Charles XII Russia Peter I
Strength
800 men[1] 9,000 men[1]
Casualties and losses
11 killed
43 wounded[2]
150 killed
50 captured[2]

The Battle of Grodno (1708) was the first battle of the Swedish invasion of Russia on 26 January 1708, during the Great Northern War. Grodno was a city of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at this time.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference From p 77 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nordberg 1740, pp. 844–845.

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