Battle of Koporye

Battle of Koporye
	Part of Great Northern War
	; Koporye Fortress
Date	September 27, 1708 (O.S.); September 28, 1708 (Swedish calendar); October 8, 1708 (N.S.)
Location	Koporye, Swedish Empire,; present-day Russia
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt; Anders Erik Ramsay;	Brigadier Frazer
Strength
1,800 men[1]	2,000–3,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
70 killed[2]	600 killed[2]

Coordinates: 59°42′34.26″N 29°1′57.87″E / 59.7095167°N 29.0327417°E / 59.7095167; 29.0327417

The Battle of Koporye took place on October 8, 1708 close to Koporye, in the Swedish Empire during the Ingrian campaign in the Great Northern War. A Swedish force consisting of 1,800 men^[1] under the command of generals Carl Gustaf Armfeldt and Anders Erik Ramsay attacked a numerically stronger enemy of between 2,000 and 3,000 Russian forces. The battle ended in a Swedish victory with about 600 killed Russians and only 70 dead for the Swedish force.^[2] After some further campaigning, the Swedish–Finland army under the command of Georg Lybecker decided to evacuate his troops, having failed with his objectives.^[3]

References

1 2 Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). p. 180–181
1 2 3 4 Christer Kuvaja. Krigen kring Östersjön, del 4: Karolinska krigare 1660–1721. Schildts Förlags Ab, Helsingfors, 2008. p. 186
↑ Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). pp. 183–184

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[From-1] 1 2 Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). p. 180–181

[Christer_Kuvaja-2] 1 2 3 4 Christer Kuvaja. Krigen kring Östersjön, del 4: Karolinska krigare 1660–1721. Schildts Förlags Ab, Helsingfors, 2008. p. 186

[From183-3] Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava. Lund (2007). pp. 183–184