tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007632461892109454.post5201393565975714015..comments2024-01-29T08:21:19.450+03:00Comments on Oderint Dum Probent: Action at Wolthert (Howelshoff) on 7/17 May of 1708Gromoboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513137327707308631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007632461892109454.post-10390557058590366002014-02-17T21:27:10.322+04:002014-02-17T21:27:10.322+04:00Yes, the document I mentioned is the same Bieneman...Yes, the document I mentioned is the same Bienemann used, <br /><br />It is perhaps worth mentioning that Brömsen's "regementsauditör" was none other than Erik Barthold Gummert, brother of "Narva-Gummert".Bengt Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416057529387059704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007632461892109454.post-33497989830919831512014-02-17T19:38:33.208+04:002014-02-17T19:38:33.208+04:00Thank you very much for the additional info & ...Thank you very much for the additional info & reference to Bienmann's work! I checked it. Bienemann wrote (S. 159) that Swedish total loss was 63 men (1 lieutnant-colonel, 1 lieutenant, 4 NCOs, 3 hoboisten, 54 dragons) & 101 horses. The dragoon battalion was of 494 men on 19 May 1708: 21 officers, 28 NCOs, 7 'stab' persons, 438 dragoons Gromoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513137327707308631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007632461892109454.post-74403612442430767052014-02-17T12:51:42.443+04:002014-02-17T12:51:42.443+04:00The place was called Wolhlfahrt (Latvian Ēvele). T...The place was called Wolhlfahrt (Latvian Ēvele). The skirmish and the discrepancies between subsequent Swedish lists of the squadron and the published Russian version was also discussed by Bienemann in his "Die Katastrophe der Stadt Dorpat während des Nordischen Krieges" (1902), pages 157 ff.)Bengt Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416057529387059704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007632461892109454.post-68813373880098382272014-02-17T11:23:22.269+04:002014-02-17T11:23:22.269+04:00There actually exists a very detailed list of the ...There actually exists a very detailed list of the squadron's strength just after this encounter (dated 16 May 1708) in LVVA, fond 7349, op. 2, vol. 243. Lost wounded and sick were around 60 officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, while about 485 were presentBengt Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416057529387059704noreply@blogger.com