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Battle in the Great Northern War This article is about a 1704 battle. For the 1945 battle, see Battle of Poznań (1945).
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Battle of Poznań
Part of the Great Northern War
DateAugust 8, 1704 (O.S.)
August 9, 1704 (Swedish calendar)
19 August 1704 (N.S.)
LocationPoznań, Poland52°24′0″N 16°55′0″E / 52.40000°N 16.91667°E / 52.40000; 16.91667
Result Both side claim victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire  Electorate of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Sweden Johan August Meijerfeldt Electorate of Saxony Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
Strength
2,300 men 6,000 men
Casualties and losses
388 to 800 600
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Great Northern War
Denmark and Holstein-Gottorp (1700)
Swedish Baltic dominions
Courland and Western Lithuania
Poland and Saxony
Russia and Eastern Lithuania
Sweden proper (including Finland)
Moldavia
Swedish German dominions
Mecklenburg and Holstein-Gottorp
Norway
Naval battles

Treaties
Polish–Swedish War (1701–1706)

The Battle of Poznań took place on August 9, 1704 in Poznań, Poland during the Great Northern War.

A short battle between the Saxon forces of Johan Schulenburg and the Swedish under the command of Johan Mayerfeld. The Saxons were able to gain an advantage on the right flank and in the center, forcing the Swedes to retreat, but the latter overturned the Saxons on the left flank, realizing that they were not in an advantageous position, the Swedes retreated. Both sides declared victory, Vladimir Velikanov believes that the battle ended with the victory of the Saxons, as they captured the Swedish camp and the spoils. Another source believes that the victory remained with the Swedes.

References

  1. ^ Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström
  2. ^ Velikanov, Vladimir S. (2018). Русский вспомогательный корпус на Польско-Саксонской службе в 1704-1707 и сражение при Фрауштадте [The Russian Auxiliary Corps in Polish-Saxon service in 1704-1707 and the Battle of Fraustadt] (in Russian). Russian Academy of Sciences: Ratnoe delo. Moscow: Русские витязи. p. 28. ISBN 978-5-6040158-5-8.


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