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Battle of Gemauerthof

Battle of Gemauerthof was a battle fought on 26 July 1705 at Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, in what is now Latvia. It was part of Q10543737. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 to 8,900; 17 regimental guns against 10,343 to 20,000; 16 artillery pieces.

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Mūrmuižas kauja 18. gadsimta gravīrā
Mūrmuižas kauja 18. gadsimta gravīrā. Johann Christoph Brotze, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 July 1705
WhereDuchy of Courland and Semigallia, Latvia56.434N, 23.525E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstTsardom of Russia
Part ofQ10543737

Where it sits in Q10543737

Battle of Warsaw, 1705Battle of Gemauerthof, 1705Battle of Praga, 1705Battle of Fraustadt, 1706Battle of Valkininkai, 1706Battle of Grodno, 1706Battle of Kletsk, 170617051706Battle of Gemauerthof, 1705
7 placed engagements of Q10543737 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 July 1705
PlaceDuchy of Courland and Semigallia, Latvia
56.434N, 23.525E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,000 to 8,900; 17 regimental guns10,343 to 20,000; 16 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses1,900: 900 killed,; 1,000 wounded2,225 to 5,000: 2,000 killed,; 2,000–3,000 wounded,; 400 captured
Commanders
Battle of GemauerthofBattle of GemauerthofLiberation of JelgavaBattle of SauleBattle of SaladenŠiauliai OffensiveSiege of RigaLiberation of JelgavaBattle of SauleBattle of SaladenŠiauliai OffensiveSiege of RigaLiepagaKlaipėdaVentspilsPanevežys100 km56.434N, 23.525E
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Battle of Gemauerthof is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q704567, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gemauerthof, revision 1377991502, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.