Battle of Holowczyn

Quand

14 juil. 1708

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

54.06° N, 28.91° E

Description

1708 battle in the Great Northern War

Major battle in the Great Northern War

The Battle of Holowczyn was fought in July 1708 between the Russian army and the Swedish army, led by Charles XII of Sweden, who was only 26 years of age at the time. Despite difficult natural obstacles and superior enemy artillery, the Swedes were able to achieve surprise and defeat the numerically superior Russian forces, who were separated from each other, had no overall command and could not coordinate their acti…

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