Battle of Novo Litovoskaya

Battle of Novo Litovoskaya
Part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, Russian Civil War
U.S. troops of the 31st infantry regiment in the field
Date August 7, 1919 Location Novo Litovoskaya, Siberia, Russia Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Owen Rhoads Charles Frankenfeld	Unknown
Strength
40-man patrol	30-man patrol
Casualties and losses
None	All killed or captured

The Battle of Novo Litovoskaya took place on 7 August 1919, and was the result of two small contingents of opposing troops making contact during their respective patrols of the town. After initial stubborn resistance, the entire Russian patrol was killed or captured while the American patrol of similar strength remained completely intact.