Battle of Stäket
Battle of Stäket was a battle fought on 13 August 1719 at Baggensstäket, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Great Northern War, which ran from 1700 to 1721. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: About 1,200 against About 3,000.
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Fought 13 August 1719
Where Baggensstäket, Sweden 59.302N, 18.282E
Outcome Swedish victory
Belligerents 23px Swedish Empire against 23px Tsardom of Russia
Casualties and losses 30 killed; 71 wounded and 428–500 killed and wounded
Where it sits in the Great Northern War Siege of Riga, 1700 Siege of Riga, 1700 Battle of Varja, 1700 Battle of Narva, 1700 Battle of Petschora, 1701 Crossing of the Düna, 1701 Battle of Rauge, 1701 Battle of Vilnius, 1702 Battle of Erastfer, 1702 Battle of Dersunisjki, 1702 Battle of Klissow, 1702 Battle of Hummelshof, 1702 Siege of Nöteborg, 1702 Battle of Saladen, 1703 Battle of Pułtusk, 1703 Siege of Thorn, 1703 Battle of Systerbäck, 1703 Siege of Tartu, 1704 Battle of Wesenberg, 1704 Siege of Narva, 1704 Battle of Orford Ness, 1704 Battle of Jakobstadt, 1704 Battle of Poznań, 1704 Capture of Warsaw, 1704 Battle of Lemberg, 1704 Battle of Punitz, 1704 Siege of Vyborg, 1706 Siege of Liachavičy, 1706 Battle of Kalisz, 1706 Battle of Grodno, 1708 Battle of Holowczyn, 1708 Battle of Malatitze, 1708 Battle of the Neva, 1708 Battle of Rajovka, 1708 Battle of Koporye, 1708 Battle of Lesnaya, 1708 Sack of Baturyn, 1708 Battle of Koniecpol, 1708 Siege of Vepryk, 1708 Pursuit of Krasnokutsk, 1709 Battle of Poltava, 1709 Siege of Riga, 1709 Siege of Vyborg, 1710 Battle of Helsingborg, 1710 Kexholm Siege, 1710 Siege of Reval, 1710 Action of 4 October 1710, 1710 Siege of Wismar, 1711 Sieges of Stralsund, 1711 Siege of Stralsund, 1711 Battle of Westtief, 1712 Siege of Stralsund, 1712 Siege of Stade, 1712 Battle of Gadebusch, 1712 Action of 22 July 1713, 1713 Skirmish at Bender, 1713 Siege of Tönning, 1713 Battle of Helsinki, 1713 Siege of Stettin, 1713 Battle of Landsbro, 1713 Battle of Pälkäne, 1713 Siege of Tönning, 1714 Battle of Napue, 1714 Battle of Gangut, 1714 Action of 24 April 1715, 1715 Siege of Wismar, 1715 Siege of Stralsund, 1715 Battle of Rügen, 1715 Battle of Stresow, 1715 Battle of Dynekilen, 1716 Siege of Poznań, 1716 Battle of Göteborg, 1717 Battle of Strömstad, 1717 Siege of Trondheim, 1718 Siege of Fredriksten, 1718 Attack on Marstrand, 1719 Battle of Ösel Island, 1719 Battle of Stäket, 1719 Battles at Göta Älv, 1719 Battle of Grengam, 1720 Battle of Selånger, 1721 1700 1721 Battle of Stäket, 1719 82 placed engagements of the Great Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 13 August 1719 Place Baggensstäket, Sweden59.302N, 18.282E Kind Battle, early modern Strength About 1,200 About 3,000 Casualties and losses 30 killed; 71 wounded 428–500 killed and wounded Commanders Frederick I of Sweden Carl Gustaf Dücker Rutger Fuchs
Battle of Stäket Battle of Stäket Conquest of Stockholm Siege of Tre Kronor Battle of Brunkeberg Battle of Brännkyrka Battle of Rotebro Conquest of Stockholm Battle of Brännkyrka Battle of Rotebro Uppsala Linköping Norrköping Västerås Nyköping Mariehamn 100 km 59.302N, 18.282E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Stäket is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3500708 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stäket , revision 1377868360, 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.
