Crossing of the Düna

Quando

18 de jul. de 1701

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

56.98° N, 24.07° E

Description

1701 battle of the Great Northern War

Battle of the Great Northern War

The Crossing of the Düna took place during the Great Northern War on 19 July 1701 near the city of Riga, present-day Latvia. The Swedish king Charles XII was in hot pursuit of king Augustus II the Strong of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Saxony. The crossing was easily made, and the coalition troops were quickly broken and retreated.

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