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{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Battle of Desna
, image =
, caption =
, partof = the Swedish invasion of Muscovy
, date = 11–13 November 1708
, place = Desna River, Tsardom of Muscovy
, coordinates =
, result = Swedish victory
, combatant1 = {{flagicon, Swedish Empire Swedish Empire
, combatant2 = 
Tsardom of Muscovy
, commander1 = {{flagicon, Swedish Empire Charles XII
{{flagicon, Swedish Empire Berndt Otto Stackelberg , commander2 = Aleksandr Gordon
Ludwig Nicolaus Hallart
, strength1 = 2,000 Swedes
12 cannonsEtt kort dock tydeligit utdrag utur then öfwer konung Carl den Tolftes lefwerne och konglida dater, Jöran Andersson Nordberg (1745). pp 593 , strength2 = 4,000 Muscovites
8 cannons , casualties1 = 50 killed
150 wounded , casualties2 = 356–800 killed
900–1,000 woundedGordon A. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: To which is Prefixed a Short General History of the Country from the Rise of that Monarchy: and an Account of the Author's Life, Volume 1. Aberdeen. 1755. p. 279 , campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Great Northern War {{Campaignbox Charles XII invasion of Russia The Battle of Desna, also known as the Crossing of the Desna River, was a three-day operation which took place on 11 to 13 November 1708 during the Swedish invasion of Muscovy of the Great Northern War. The Swedes under Charles XII tried to prevent the Muscovites from seizing the town of Baturyn, by crossing the river of Desna which was strongly defended by the Muscovite Army of 4,000 men under Ludwig Nicolaus von Hallart. On 11 November the Swedes attempted to build a bridge going over the river, however, the heavy fire from the Russians made for slow progress and so, on 12 November, Berndt Otto Stackelberg with 600 men crossed the river on rafts to cover the ongoing construction of the bridge. The Russians counterattacked but were fiercely repulsed by the outnumbered Swedish defenders. The Muscovites retreated on 13 November leaving about 356–800 men dead while having another 900–1,000 wounded. The crossing had been successful and was often compared to Alexander the Great's crossing of the Granicus. However, the Swedes were too late to defend Baturyn and the city had already been destroyed in the
Tsardom of Muscovy
, commander1 = {{flagicon, Swedish Empire Charles XII {{flagicon, Swedish Empire Berndt Otto Stackelberg , commander2 =
Aleksandr Gordon Ludwig Nicolaus Hallart
, strength1 = 2,000 Swedes 12 cannonsEtt kort dock tydeligit utdrag utur then öfwer konung Carl den Tolftes lefwerne och konglida dater, Jöran Andersson Nordberg (1745). pp 593 , strength2 = 4,000 Muscovites
8 cannons , casualties1 = 50 killed
150 wounded , casualties2 = 356–800 killed
900–1,000 woundedGordon A. The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: To which is Prefixed a Short General History of the Country from the Rise of that Monarchy: and an Account of the Author's Life, Volume 1. Aberdeen. 1755. p. 279 , campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Great Northern War {{Campaignbox Charles XII invasion of Russia The Battle of Desna, also known as the Crossing of the Desna River, was a three-day operation which took place on 11 to 13 November 1708 during the Swedish invasion of Muscovy of the Great Northern War. The Swedes under Charles XII tried to prevent the Muscovites from seizing the town of Baturyn, by crossing the river of Desna which was strongly defended by the Muscovite Army of 4,000 men under Ludwig Nicolaus von Hallart. On 11 November the Swedes attempted to build a bridge going over the river, however, the heavy fire from the Russians made for slow progress and so, on 12 November, Berndt Otto Stackelberg with 600 men crossed the river on rafts to cover the ongoing construction of the bridge. The Russians counterattacked but were fiercely repulsed by the outnumbered Swedish defenders. The Muscovites retreated on 13 November leaving about 356–800 men dead while having another 900–1,000 wounded. The crossing had been successful and was often compared to Alexander the Great's crossing of the Granicus. However, the Swedes were too late to defend Baturyn and the city had already been destroyed in the
Sack of Baturyn
The Sack of Baturyn, or the Baturyn massacre, was a massacre during the Great Northern War (1700-1721), during which Russian troops under the command of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov captured and destroyed Baturyn on November 2, 1708. The fort ...
.Peter From, Katastrofen vid Poltava (2007), Lund, Historiska media. pp. 240.
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