Battle of Poltava, 1709 – Charles XII of Sweden attempts to break Peter the Great’s Russian Empire
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🚩 After a string of victories, Charles XII of Sweden decided to take the war to Russia. If successful in reducing Peter the Great’s army, the Swedes would likely take Russian cities of Pskov, Novgorod, and possibly Arkhangelsk. Charles XII would also likely gain control over Courland and Polish Livonia, as well as becoming protector of Poland. In return Poland would receive territories lost to the Russian in the latter half of the 17th century.
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📚 Sources:
Konstam, Angus Poltava 1709: Russia Comes of Age 17 Oct,1994 Osprey Publishing
Englund, Peter The Battle that Shook Europe: Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire 15 Apr, 2013 I.B Tauris
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🚩 After a string of victories, Charles XII of Sweden decided to take the war to Russia. If successful in reducing Peter the Great's army, the Swedes would likely take Russian cities of Pskov, Novgorod, and possibly Arkhangelsk. Charles XII would also likely gain control over Courland and Polish Livonia, as well as becoming protector of Poland. In return Poland would receive territories lost to the Russian in the latter half of the 17th century.
Yeah I remember this battle from grade school. 😥
We were 9 or 10 years old and was learning about Swedish history and more recently about the "Stormaktstiden".
All the boys became dead silent when the teacher told us that Charles were defeated. Some of the girls started crying uncontrollably.
My best friend a the time, Erik, suddenly stood up, yelled "För helvete!" and threw is books into the floor and stormed out the class room. We didn't see him again until Monday the following week.