Battle of Novo Litovoskaya

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Battle of Novo Litovoskaya
Part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, Russian Civil War
31st Infantry in the field near Vladivostok.jpg
U.S. troops of the 31st infantry regiment in the field
DateAugust 7, 1919
Location
Novo Litovoskaya, Siberia, Russia
Result American victory
Belligerents
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Flag RSFSR 1918.svg Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Owen Rhoads
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charles Frankenfeld
Unknown
Strength
40-man patrol 30-man patrol
Casualties and losses
None All killed or captured

The Battle of Novo Litovoskaya took place on 7 August 1919, and was the result of two small contingents of opposing troops making contact during their respective patrols of the town. After initial stubborn resistance, the entire Russian patrol was killed or captured while the American patrol of similar strength remained completely intact.

Battle

After repelling a numerically-superior Russian surprise attack at Romanovka and clearing the Suchan Mines during the Suchan Valley Campaign, a 40-man patrol of Company H (31st Infantry) under the command of Captain Owen Rhoads decimated an enemy patrol of 30 Red Army troops. The Americans sustained no casualties, and Corporal Frankenfeld received recognition for bravery after overrunning a Russian-held hut single-handedly with an M1911 pistol as a consequence of getting caught out in the open during the firefight. [1] [2]

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References

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