Battle of Grodno (1708)

Battle of Grodno (1708)
	Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia
Date	27 January 1708 (O.S.); 28 January 1708 (Swedish calendar); 7 February 1708 (N.S.)
Location	Grodno, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Present day Belarus53°40′N 23°50′E
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII	Peter I
Strength
800 men	9,000 men
Casualties and losses
11 killed; 43 wounded	150 killed; 50 captured

The Battle of Grodno (1708) was the first battle of the Swedish invasion of Russia on 26 January 1708, during the Great Northern War. Grodno was a city of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at this time.

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