Battle of Rauge

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Battle of Rauge
Part of the Great Northern War
Date 4 September 1701 (O.S.) 5 September 1701 (Swedish calendar) 15 September 1701 (N.S,) Location Rauge, Swedish Livonia (present-day Rõuge, Estonia) 57°43′40″N 26°54′35″E / 57.7278°N 26.9097°E / 57.7278; 26.9097 Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach	Boris Sheremetev
Strength
2,000 men[1]	7,000 men[1]
Casualties and losses
100 killed and wounded[1]	at least 2,000 killed, wounded and captured[1]

The Battle of Rauge took place on 15 September 1701 near Rõuge, Livonia during the Great Northern War in which the Swedes defeated the numerically superior Russians.