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The Battle of Malatitze took place on August 31, 1708 in Malatitze (present-day Belarus near the Russian border) during the Great Northern War. The Russian army of Peter the Great under the command of Mikhail Golitsyn tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the Swedish Army of Charles XII under Carl Gustaf Roos. The fighting occurred in the swamp between the rivers Belaya Natopa and Chernaya Natopa. The Swedish forces repelled the Russian assault with few losses.
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