Crossing of the Düna
| Crossing of the Düna | |||||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
Crossing of the Düna 1701 by Daniel Stawert | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Electorate of Saxony Duchy of Courland Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Charles XII |
Adam Heinrich von Steinau Otto Arnold von Paykull Ferdinand Kettler Anikita Repnin | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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14,000 men: of which 7,000 engaged |
20,000–29,000 men: of which 13,000 engaged | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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100 killed, 400 wounded |
1,300 killed and wounded, 700 captured | ||||||||
The Crossing of the Düna (also known as Battle of Daugava or Battle of Spilves) took place during the Great Northern War on July 19, 1701 near the city of Riga, present-day Latvia. The Swedish king Charles XII was in hot pursuit of king Augustus II the Strong of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Saxony. The crossing was easily made, and the coalition troops were quickly broken and retreated.