What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1708
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.00° N, 32.00° E
- Description
- 1708 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Rajovka
Battle during the Great Northern War
The Battle of Rajovka took place on 20 September 1708 near Rayevka, Smolensk during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War. The Swedish army of about 2,400 men under the command of Charles XII defeated the Russian army of 10,000 men under Christian Felix Bauer after a fierce cavalry skirmish where the king himself was in great danger.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Rajowka im heutigen Weißrussland zwischen einer russischen Dragonertruppe und einem schwedischen Kavalleriekommando unter König Karl XII.…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page