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Battle of Valkininkai

Battle of Valkininkai was a battle fought on 23 February 1706 at Valkininkai, in what is now Sweden. It was part of Q10543737. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 Swedes; Several thousand Poles and Lithuanians against 1,600 Russians; 3,000 Poles and Lithuanians.

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Fought23 February 1706
WhereValkininkai, Sweden54.367N, 24.833E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish Empire; Pro-Leszczyński forcesagainstTsardom of Russia; Sandomierz Confederation
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 Valkininkai, 1706
7 placed engagements of Q10543737 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 February 1706
PlaceValkininkai, Sweden
54.367N, 24.833E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,000 Swedes; Several thousand Poles and Lithuanians1,600 Russians; 3,000 Poles and Lithuanians
Casualties and losses60 wounded, unknown number of killed50 killed and 100 wounded Russians; 70 killed and 70 wounded Poles and Lithuanians
Commanders
  • Carl Gustaf Dücker
  • Józef Potocki
  • Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Elder
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Battle of Valkininkai 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 Q18448903, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Valkininkai (1706), revision 1380919975, 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.