Battle of the Neva (1708)

Battle of the Neva
Part of the Ingrian campaign (1708)
DateAugust 29, 1708 (O.S.)
August 30, 1708 (Swedish calendar)
September 9, 1708 (N.S.)
Location59°57′10″N 31°02′10″E / 59.95278°N 31.03611°E / 59.95278; 31.03611
Result Swedish victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Swedes cross the Neva
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Georg Lybecker Tsardom of Russia Fyodor Apraksin
Strength
2,000[2] 4,000[2]–8,000[3]
Casualties and losses
300–513[4][5] 900[3]

The Battle of the Neva took place on September 9, 1708, during the Ingrian campaign of 1708 during the Great Northern War.

  1. ^ Hornborg, Eirik (2021). CARL GUSTAV ARMFELT AND THE STRUGGLE FOR FINLAND DURING THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR. Translated by Faithfull, Erik. Helion & Company. p. 79. ISBN 9781913336479. However, they finally reached the Neva, which was forced on 30 August at Teusina making use of pontoons transported at great expense. The enemy's resistance was broken after a sharp struggle, which cost the victor 377 dead and wounded, a third of the infantry strength engaged.
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  3. ^ a b Ett kort dock tydeligit utdrag utur then öfwer konung Carl den Tolftes lefwerne och konglida dater, Jöran Andersson Nordberg (1745). pp 585
  4. ^ Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava (2007), Lund, Historiska media. pp. 174–185.
  5. ^ Славнитский Н.Р. К вопросу о потерях русских войск при обороне Санкт- Петербурга в 1708 г. [Электронный ресурс] // История военного дела: исследования и источники. - 2013. T. IV. - С. 258-264.