Swedish corps of Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt

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The Swedish corps of Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt was a major Swedish field force in the Great Northern War, commanded by General Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt and noted for its disastrous defeat by Russian troops at the Battle of Lesnaya in 1708.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
commander Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt ⓘ
conflict Great Northern War ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1708 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ
notableFor heavy losses at the Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ
logistical difficulties during the 1708 campaign ⓘ
opponent Russian Empire ⓘ
Russian troops ⓘ
outcomeAtLesnaya retreat and loss of much of its baggage train ⓘ
partOf Swedish Army ⓘ
purpose to bring supplies and reinforcements to Charles XII’s main army in Russia ⓘ
result defeat at the Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ
role field force supporting Charles XII ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Europe ⓘ
present-day Belarus ⓘ

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Battle of Lesnaya → opposingForce → Swedish corps of Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt ⓘ