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Battle of Malatitze

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39: 1038:. The Swedish force under Roos was surprised by the Russian attack in the morning fog and steadily withdrew towards the main Swedish army. The swampy landscape prevented the Russian cavalry to cut off the Swedish way of retreat. At least two Swedish regiments arrived as reinforcements during the course of the action, boosting their overall force to 6,000 men. The Russians were thus halted and put on the defensive. Since the attack of the main body of the Swedish army was not part of the Russian intentions at that moment, and to avoid a disastrous defeat, the Russians withdrew. Some Russian infantry got stuck in the swamps and were made easy targets to the pursuing Swedish forces. 178: 169: 142: 38: 200: 189: 152: 1220: 1206: 1046:
After initial success, having pushed the isolated Swedish force back, Roos received reinforcements which in turn forced the Russians to retreat, leaving the battlefield to the Swedes. According to some Russian sources, estimating the Swedish losses to 2,000 men, their objective had been fulfilled.
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The Swedes estimated their loss to 200–300 killed and 500–750 wounded, and the Russians their own to between 375 and 600 killed and between 1,000 and 1,191 wounded. Other sources mention 700 killed and 2,000 wounded Russians. The Swedes are said to have collected over 900 killed Russians on the
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Other Russian sources, however, acknowledged only limited success, in large due to the slow march of their cavalry which had to traverse difficult marshlands. As a result, they had been unable to cut off and destroy Roos' isolated Swedish force, as was their objective.
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The Russian attack-force consisted of 9,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry (including about 1,000
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Rhodes, Henry. The Present State of Europe, Volume 19. Henry Rhodes,
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launched a surprise attack on the isolated vanguard of
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The fighting occurred in the swamp between the rivers
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Swedish invasion of Russia

O.S.
Swedish calendar
N.S.
Molyatichi
Belarus
53°51′26″N 31°32′32″E / 53.8571°N 31.5422°E / 53.8571; 31.5422
Aftermath

Swedish Empire

Tsardom of Russia

Charles XII

Carl Gustaf Roos
Russia
Peter I
Russia
Mikhail Golitsyn
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Great Northern War
1st Tönning
Reinbek
Humlebæk
1st Riga
Varja

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