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Second Battle of Ķekava

Second Battle of Ķekava was a battle fought in 1916 in what is now Latvia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Inconclusive.

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Fought1916
WhereLatvia56.827N, 24.230E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstGerman Empire
Casualties and losses1,840andUnknown
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1916 (year precision)
to 1916
PlaceLatvia
56.827N, 24.230E
KindBattle, First World War
Casualties and losses1,840Unknown
Commanders
  • Oskar von Hutier
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Second Battle of Ķekava is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25553956, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Ķekava, revision 1370736860, 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.