015.The Battle of Jakobstadt (Historical) - WDS The Great Northern War
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| Turns: | 19 |
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| First Side: | Kingdom of Sweden (GNW) |
| Second Side: | Northern Alliance (GNW) |
Date: August 5, 1704 - Size: Medium - Location: Jakobstadt, Duchy of Courland, Latvia
Scenario Briefing: The Battle of Jakobstadt (Historical)
In the summer of 1704 Tsar Peter I marched to the Narva area with a reorganized army in an attempt to capture the city and occupy Swedish Ingria, previously a Swedish logistical center and territory ceded by Russia in 1617. After a long siege followed by a three-fronted attack, the Russians captured Narva on 20 August 1704 in the Second Battle of Narva.
In August Tsar Peter I signed the Treaty of Narva, aligning the Sandomierz Confederation faction of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with Russia against Sweden in the war. During this period the Russian corps of Major General Korsak together with their Lithuanian allies under Wisniowiecki and Oginski occupied the town of Jakobstadt on the Daugava (Düna) river and made camp there. The exact number of troops there are uncertain, but there were probably about 3500 Russians and 10000 Lithuanians present.
The corps of the Swedish Major General Lewenhaupt was ordered to move on Jakobstadt, and attack and destroy the Russians and Polish-Lithuanians encamped there. The Swedish troops who took part in the Battle of Jakobstadt totaled in all 3,080 men. Participating on the Swedish side was Sapieha with between 2,000 and 3,000 Lithuanian troops of which around 100 were infantry.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Sweden - Human, Northern Alliance - A/I
Scenario Briefing: The Battle of Jakobstadt (Historical)
In the summer of 1704 Tsar Peter I marched to the Narva area with a reorganized army in an attempt to capture the city and occupy Swedish Ingria, previously a Swedish logistical center and territory ceded by Russia in 1617. After a long siege followed by a three-fronted attack, the Russians captured Narva on 20 August 1704 in the Second Battle of Narva.
In August Tsar Peter I signed the Treaty of Narva, aligning the Sandomierz Confederation faction of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with Russia against Sweden in the war. During this period the Russian corps of Major General Korsak together with their Lithuanian allies under Wisniowiecki and Oginski occupied the town of Jakobstadt on the Daugava (Düna) river and made camp there. The exact number of troops there are uncertain, but there were probably about 3500 Russians and 10000 Lithuanians present.
The corps of the Swedish Major General Lewenhaupt was ordered to move on Jakobstadt, and attack and destroy the Russians and Polish-Lithuanians encamped there. The Swedish troops who took part in the Battle of Jakobstadt totaled in all 3,080 men. Participating on the Swedish side was Sapieha with between 2,000 and 3,000 Lithuanian troops of which around 100 were infantry.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Sweden - Human, Northern Alliance - A/I
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