Battle of Erastfer

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Erastfer
partof=the Great Northern War
date=December 30 1701
place=Erastfer, Livonia
result=Russian victory
combatant1=
combatant2=flag|Russia
commander1=von Schlippenbach
commander2=Boris Sheremetev
strength1=2,200
strength2=12,000
casualties1=700 KIA - 350 captured
casualties2=3,000 KIA|

The battle of Erastfer (also Battle of Errestfer, Battle of Erastvere) took place on December 30, 1701 near Erastvere in eastern Livonia (present-day Estonia) between a Russian force of 12,000 men led by general Boris Sheremetev and a Swedish force of 2,200 under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach. The Swedes were defeated, with 700 killed and 350 men and four field pieces captured; the Russian casualities totalled about 3,000. It was the first significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War.

ource

* Nordisk Familjebok, Owl edition (in public domain).
* [http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_erastfer.html Battle of Erastfer, 29 December 1701 OS/ 9 January 1702 NS]
* [http://www.northernwars.com/Erastfehr.html Battle of Erastfehr]