Delineation of the battle which his royal majesty's king charles xii's swedish troops have won over the lithuanians and russians on 19 march 1703 at šakarniai, not long from biržai;a, b. The swedish right flank under colonel count lewenhaupt, which partly defended itself against the lithuanian attack but also stormed the russian entrenchment;a, c. Colonel cloot who, with the swedish left flank, was surrounded by the lithuanians who had to be routed before he could attack the entrenchment;d, e, f. The russian entrenchment, made by a wagon fort with cheval de frise around it; g. The lithuanian's order and retreat;h. The retreat of the russians. Date: 1703.
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