Battle of Erastfehr
30 December 1701

Swedish Army (Schlippenbach)

Cavalry-
Åbo och Björneborgs läns kavallerireg:te (670)
Karelska kavallerireg:te (700)
Adelsfanan i Estland (600)

Dragoons-
Uppland ståndsdragonreg:te (Stenbocks) (150)

Infantry-

Skyttes livländsk infanterireg:te (250)
Liewens livländsk infanteribataljon (250)
Stackelbergs livländsk infanteribataljon (250)
De la Gardies estländsk infanterireg:te (300)

Artillery-

6 pieces (3-6pdr)

Total: 3470

Note: at least 1,000 men were absent from the ranks for various reasons on the day of the battle.

 


Russian Army (Sjeremetiev)

(Note: 6 July 2003. This list has been corrected thanks to Pavel Konovalchuk)

 

Infantry Regiments-

Youri Lim (Lita) (951)
Savva Aigoustov (930)
Wilhelm v. Schweden (Shveigun) (882)
Ivan Angler (800)
Fedor Tolboukhin (Moldugin) (925)
Ivan Tyrtov (Meertov) (940)
Andre Scharf (860)

Streltzi Regiments-

Vasili Kozadavlev (769)
Vestov (728)

Dragoons Regiments-

Semen Kropotov (970)
Efim Goulitz (Guluitz) (700)
Michel Zybin (Shebin) (800)
Ivan Lvov (835)
Nikita Polouektov (Poluketov) (300)
Fedor Novikov (Nishikov) (700)
Nikita Meshchersky (428)

Cossacks Regiments-

Fedor Shidlovsky
Poltavsky
Kompaneysky
Hetmansky
Pashkovsky
Fedkovsky
Tereyaclabsky
Tashkovsky

Total Cossacks: 3,800

Other Mounted Units -

Moskovskii Feudal Horse (249)
Smolenski Feudal Horse (245)
Kurzki Kalmucks (55)
Kompaneskie Cherkassy (950)
Col. Mourzenk Reiter Regiment (120)
Murzi, Tartary, Tabuny (Kereytov) (150)

 

Artillery-

20-30 pieces

Grand Total: 18,087

Swedish sources state that the Russian Army numbered approximately 50,000 men of which the core of the army was "made up of 10,000 good and well-trained infantry". The difference might be the large numbers of non-combattants who traditionally were a part of the Russian Army. There is also the tendency to exaggerate the strength of one's opponent in order to minimize a defeat or add more glory to a victory.

 

 

Orders of Battle