What the records say
- When
- 1 Nov 1708
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.59° N, 33.30° E
- Description
- 1708 engagement of the Great Northern War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Desna
Engagement of the Great Northern War
The Battle of the Desna, also known as the Crossing of the Desna River, was a three-day operation which took place on 11 to 13 November 1708 during the Swedish invasion of Russia of the Great Northern War. The Swedes under Charles XII tried to prevent the Russians from seizing the town of Baturyn, by crossing the river of Desna near Mezyn which was strongly defended by the Russian Army of 4,000 men under Ludwig Nicol…
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