Battle of Valkininkai (1706)

Battle of Valkininkai
Part of the Great Northern War
DateFebruary 23, 1706 (O.S.)
February 24, 1706 (Swedish calendar)
March 6, 1706 (N.S.)
Location
Valkininkai, close to Vilnius, Lithuania
54°22′N 24°50′E / 54.367°N 24.833°E / 54.367; 24.833
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire
Pro-Leszczyński forces		 Tsardom of Russia
Sandomierz Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Dücker
Józef Potocki
Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Elder		 Christian Felix Bauer
Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki
Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński
Strength
1,000 Swedes
Several thousand Poles and Lithuanians		 1,600 Russians
3,000 Poles and Lithuanians
Casualties and losses
60 wounded, unknown number of killed 50 killed and 100 wounded Russians
70 killed and 70 wounded Poles and Lithuanians

The Battle of Valkininkai took place at 6 March 1706 close to the town of Valkininkai in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the Great Northern War.

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