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Battle or uprising · 1701

Battle of Erastvere

At the turn of 1701 and 1702 (29 December 1701 Old Style) a Russian army of about 18,000 under Boris Sheremetev surprised a Swedish force of barely 3,500 under Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach near Erastvere manor in south-eastern Estonia. Outnumbered several times over, the Swedes were defeated and lost all their artillery. It was Russia's first significant victory of the Great Northern War, celebrated in Moscow with bells and fireworks, and it opened southern Estonia to devastating Russian raids.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

1701. ja 1702. aasta vahetusel (vana kalendri järgi 29. detsembril 1701) üllatas Boris Šeremetjevi juhitud umbes 18 000-meheline Vene vägi Kagu-Eestis Erastvere mõisa lähedal Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbachi vaevalt 3500-mehelist Rootsi väge. Mitmekordses vähemuses olnud rootslased said lüüa ja kaotasid kogu suurtükiväe. See oli Venemaa esimene märkimisväärne võit Põhjasõjas, mida Moskvas tähistati kellade ja ilutulestikuga, ning see avas Lõuna-Eesti laastavatele Vene rüüsteretkedele.

Map of the area around Battle of Erastvere
57.96700° N, 26.78300° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Erastfer ↗

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