Battle of Saločiai (1703)

Battle of Saločiai
	Part of the Great Northern War
	; Battle of Saladen, 1703
Date	18 March 1703 (O.S.); 19 March 1703 (Swedish calendar); 29 March 1703 (N.S.)
Location	Šakarniai, near Saločiai (now Lithuania)56°14′55″N 24°21′42″E
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt	Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński
Strength
1,100 men	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
40 killed ; 125 wounded ; 2 missing	around 1,500 killed; some 45 standards and; 1,058 banners

The Battle of Saločiai, or Battle of Saladen, was a military engagement that took place on 19 March 1703 near Saločiai, Lithuania during the Great Northern War. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Swedish, under command of Lewenhaupt, managed to crush the combined Russo-Lithuanian Army while taking very few casualties. After the battle the Russians were forced to retreat. The battle followed the pattern of upset Swedish victories in the Great Northern War. After the battle, Count Lewenhaupt decided to remain in Swedish controlled Lithuanian instead of chasing the Russian army, since his force was so small.

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