Okey... So Alexander Gordon, a Scottish general in Russian service, estimated the Russian fighting force at Lesnaya to be 28,000 men strong in the battle in his book about Peter I. That is, 20,000 men strong initial force with Peter and another 8,000 men with Bauer arriving only later in the battle....

Hello, I'd like some help from you. I'm looking for Great Northern War literature available since after 2010- in all languages. Mostly in Russian/Ukrainian. I'm searching for information about the battle of Lesnaya 1708, and I've seen contradicting numbers of troops in comparison to the traditional ...