| Battle of Novo Litovoskaya | |||||||
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| Part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, Russian Civil War | |||||||
 U.S. troops of the 31st infantry regiment in the field | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Russian SFSR | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Owen Rhoads Charles Frankenfeld | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40-man patrol | 30-man patrol | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | All killed or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Novo Litovoskaya took place on 7 August 1919, and was the result of two small contingents of opposing troops making contact during their respective patrols of the town. After initial stubborn resistance, the entire Russian patrol was killed or captured while the American patrol of similar strength remained completely intact.