Battle of Koporye

Battle of Koporye
	Part of Great Northern War
	; Koporye Fortress
Date	September 27, 1708 (O.S.); September 28, 1708 (Swedish calendar); October 8, 1708 (N.S.)
Location	Koporye, Swedish Empire,; present-day Russia
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt; Anders Erik Ramsay;	Brigadier Frazer
Strength
1,800 men	2,000–3,000 men
Casualties and losses
70 killed	600 killed

59°42′34.26″N 29°1′57.87″E

The Battle of Koporye took place on October 8, 1708 close to Koporye, in the Swedish Empire during the Ingrian campaign in the Great Northern War. A Swedish force consisting of 1,800 men under the command of generals Carl Gustaf Armfeldt and Anders Erik Ramsay attacked a numerically stronger enemy of between 2,000 and 3,000 Russian forces. The battle ended in a Swedish victory with about 600 Russians killed and only 70 dead among the Swedish force. After further campaigning, the Swedish–Finland army under the command of Georg Lybecker decided to evacuate his troops, having failed at his objectives.

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