The Battle of Malatitze took place on August 31, 1708 in Malatitze (present-day Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 near the Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n border) during the Great Northern War

Great Northern War

The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...

. The Russian army of Peter the Great under the command of Mikhail Golitsyn tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 Army of Charles XII under Carl Gustaf Roos

Carl Gustaf Roos

Carl Gustaf Roos also, before 1705, Carl Gustaf Roos af Hjelmsäter, born 1655, died 1722, friherre and Major General of the Carolean Swedish Army....

. The fighting occurred in the swamp between the rivers Belaya Natopa and Chernaya Natopa. The Swedish forces repelled the Russian assault with few losses.