Battle of Gemauerthof

Battle of Gemauerthof
Part of the Great Northern War

The Battle of Gemauerthof (engraving from the Johann Christoph Brotze's collection)
DateJuly 15, 1705 (O.S.)
July 16, 1705 (Swedish calendar)
July 26, 1705 (N.S.)
Location
Gemauerthof, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, (now Mūrmuiža, Vilce Parish, Jelgava Municipality, Latvia)
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt Boris Sheremetev
Strength
7,000 to 8,900:: 72 
17 regimental guns		 10,343: 73  to 20,000
16 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses

1,900:

900 killed,
1,000 wounded

2,225: 78  to 5,000:

2,000 killed,
2,000–3,000 wounded,
400 captured

The Battle of Gemauerthof took place during the Great Northern War, fought south of Riga near Jelgava, in present-day Latvia in July 1705. The Swedish forces under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt fought a Russian army under Boris Sheremetev. The Swedes were victorious, but the victory was only symbolic. In August, the Russians conquered Courland.

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