Battle of Varja

Battle of Varja
Part of the Great Northern War
DateOctober 27, 1700 (O.S.)
October 28, 1700 (Swedish calendar)
November 7, 1700 (N.S.)
Location
Varja, Duchy of Estonia, Swedish Empire
(present-day Estonia)
59°24′54″N 27°07′39″E / 59.415°N 27.1275°E / 59.415; 27.1275
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Georg Reinhold von Patkul  (POW)
Swedish Empire Hans Henrik von Tiesenhausen		 Tsardom of Russia Boris Sheremetev
Strength
800 men[1] 5,000 men[1]
Casualties and losses
280 killed, wounded and captured[1] 1,500 killed, wounded and captured[1]

The Battle of Varja took place on November 7, 1700, close to the villages of Varja and Aa, in the Duchy of Estonia of the Swedish Empire during the Estonian campaign of the first year in the Great Northern War.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Giovanni van Ghelen. Avvisi italiani, ordinarii e straordinarii, Volume 18. Vienna, 1701. p. 2.2
  2. ^ Margus Laidre. Segern vid Narva. Bokförlaget Natur & Kultur, Stockholm, 1996. pp. 141–142