1,900:[2] 2,225[3]: 78  to 5,000:[2][4] The Battle of Gemauerthof took place during the Great Northern War, fought south of Riga near Jelgava, in present-day Latvia in July 1705.

[5] The Swedes, exhausted after forced marching, went to camp and were cooking supper when the news came of a large Russian army[5] with 16 artillery pieces nearby.

The Swedes, who themselves had 17 artillery pieces[2] quickly deployed into battle formation and, encouraged by General Lewenhaupt, attacked the Russians.

And since he could raise a new army at any time, some of which were compulsorily recruited farmers and Livonian expellees, he knew that the campaign against the Swedes could be won.

He hid the real losses from his own troops and marched with his newly formed army towards Livonia to finally defeat the Swedes.