battle, early modern

Battle of Olkieniki

Name: Battle of Olkieniki
Start: 1700-11-18
Location: Valkininkai, Lithuania

Battle of Olkieniki was a battle fought on 18 November 1700 at Valkininkai, in what is now Lithuania. It was part of the Lithuanian Civil War of 1700, which ran from 1697 to 1702. The recorded result: Victory for the anti-Sapieha coalition. Recorded strength: 3,000 professional and mercenary soldiers and artillery. against Around 12,000 pospolite ruszenie (levée en masse)..

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Pospolite ruszenie u brodu, (Militia at the Ford). Józef Brandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought18 November 1700

WhereValkininkai, Lithuania54.350N, 24.833E

OutcomeVictory for the anti-Sapieha coalition

BelligerentsSapieha family and alliesagainstAnti-Sapieha coalition

Casualties and lossesSeveral thousandandSeveral thousand

Part ofLithuanian Civil War of 17001697 to 1702

Record

Date	18 November 1700
Place	Valkininkai, Lithuania 54.350N, 24.833E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,000 professional and mercenary soldiers and artillery.	Around 12,000 pospolite ruszenie (levée en masse).
Casualties and losses	Several thousand	Several thousand
Commanders	Michał Franciszek Sapieha Kazimierz Jan Sapieha	Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński Michał Kazimierz Kociełł

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Valkininkai 1706, 1.9 km N
Battle of Vilnius 1702, 46 km NE
Battle of Surkonty 1944, 46 km S
Battle of Wilno 1939, 47 km NE
Battle of Vilnius 1655, 47 km NE

Elsewhere in 1700

Battle of Olkieniki is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871943, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Valkininkai (1700), revision 1370276178, 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.