battle of Rauge

{{Short description|1701 military conflict in Estonia during Great Northern War}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Expand German|topic=mil|Gefechte bei Rauge|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Rauge

| partof = the Great Northern War

| date = 4 September 1701 (O.S.)
5 September 1701 (Swedish calendar)
15 September 1701 (N.S,)

| place = Rauge, Swedish Livonia
(present-day Rõuge, Estonia)

| coordinates = {{coord|source:Wikidata|format=dms|display=it}}

| result = Swedish victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|Swedish Empire}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Tsardom of Russia}}

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Swedish Empire}} Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Tsardom of Russia}} Boris Sheremetev

| strength1 = 2,000 men[http://northernwars.com/W.A.v.Schlippenbach%27s%20Army%20of%20Livland.pdf Northern wars, battle of Rauge, Otto Sjöström]{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| strength2 = 7,000 men

| casualties1 = 100 killed and wounded

| casualties2 = at least 2,000 killed, wounded and captured

}}

{{Campaignbox Great Northern War}}

The Battle of Rauge took place on 15 September 1701 near Rõuge, Livonia during the Great Northern War in which the Swedes defeated the numerically superior Russians.