Battle of Petschora

Battle of Petschora
	Part of the Great Northern War
	; Petschora in 1701
Date	February 12, 1701 (O.S.); February 13, 1701 (Swedish calendar); February 23, 1701 (N.S.)
Location	Pechory, Russia
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Jacob Spens	unknown
Strength
2,100 men,; with 2,000 peasants	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
30 killed,; 60 wounded	500 killed

The Battle of Petschora took place on February 23, 1701 near the village of Pechory, Russia during the second year of the Great Northern War. The Swedish army of about 2,100 men assisted by approximately 2,000 peasants under the command of Jacob Spens defeated a Russian force of about 6,000 men.

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