Battle of Oposhnya

Battle of Oposhnya
	Part of the Swedish invasion of Russia
Date	January 28, 1709 (O.S.); January 29, 1709 (Swedish calendar); February 8, 1709 (N.S.)
Location	Opishnia, Ukraine
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII of Sweden	Otto Rudolf von der Schaumburg; Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov; Karl Evald von Rönne
Strength
2,000–2,500 men	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
19	450

The Battle of Oposhnya took place on February 8, 1709 during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War.

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