Battle of Holowczyn
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The Battle of Holowczyn (also spelled Holofzin or Golovchin) was fought in July 1708 between the Russian army, and the Swedish army, led by Charles XII of Sweden, only 26 years of age at the time. Despite difficult natural obstacles and superior enemy artillery, the Swedes were able to achieve surprise and defeat the numerically superior Russian forces, who were separated from each other, had no overall command and could not coordinate their actions,[4] disallowing them an engagement in full force.[7][2] Reportedly, it was Charles' favourite victory.[8]
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Battle of Holowczyn | |||||||
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Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia | |||||||
Battle of Holowczyn 1708, by B. Adlerfeld | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles XII Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld |
Boris Sheremetev Aleksandr Menshikov Anikita Repnin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,500[1] | 28,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
265 killed[3] 1,028 wounded[3] | 1,655–6,000[lower-alpha 1] |
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