The Battle of Oposhnya took place on February 8, 1709 during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War.

After the costly siege of Veprik the Swedes under Charles XII of Sweden started an offensive against the Russian army in the area.

The intention of this offensive was not clear to the Russians, as they subsequently had to spread their main forces out to cover possible attack directions.

Charles immediately charged with his men and swept the Russian forces out of the town followed by a hot pursuit on step.

During the battle, Russian generals Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov and Karl Evald von Rönne also showed up.