Battle of Varja

Battle of Varja
Part of the Great Northern War
DateOctober 27, 1700 (O.S.)
October 28, 1700 (Swedish calendar)
November 7, 1700 (N.S.)
Location
Varja, Duchy of Estonia, Swedish Empire
(present-day Estonia)
59°24′54″N 27°07′39″E / 59.415°N 27.1275°E / 59.415; 27.1275
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Georg Reinhold von Patkul  (POW)
Hans Henrik von Tiesenhausen		 Boris Sheremetev
Units involved
Tiesenhausen's cavalry regiment Unknown
Strength
600–800 men 5,000 men
Casualties and losses
280 killed, wounded and captured 1,500 killed, wounded and captured or 40 killed and 70 wounded

The Battle of Varja took place on November 7, 1700, close to the villages of Varja and Aa, in the Duchy of Estonia of the Swedish Empire during the Estonian campaign of the first year in the Great Northern War.

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