battle, early modern
Pursuit of Krasnokutsk
Pursuit of Krasnokutsk was a battle fought in 1709 in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Great Northern War, which ran from 1700 to 1721. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 against 12,000.
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Where it sits in the Great Northern War
Record
| Date | 1709 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ukraine 50.057N, 35.149E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 2,500 | 12,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 132 | 1,000–1,200 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Poltava 1709, 64 km SW
- First Battle of Kharkov 1941, 77 km E
- Kharkiv Operation 1919, 78 km E
- Third Battle of Kharkov 1943, 84 km E
- Battle of the Vorskla River 1399, 148 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Vepryk 23 December 1708
- After: Battle of Poltava 27 June 1709
- All 82 engagements of Great Northern War
Elsewhere in 1709
- Battle of Malplaquet France
- Battle of La Gudiña Portugal
- Battle of St. John's Canada
- Battle of Fort Albany Canada
- Battle of Sonepat India
Pursuit of Krasnokutsk is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q167971, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Krasnokutsk–Gorodnoye, revision 1382484222, 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.