Battle of Poltava

The Battle of Poltava was part of the Great Northern war. This battle was between the Russians and the Swedes. The Battle of Poltava happened in 1709-1729. So this war lasted about 20 years. The Russians were dragged into this battle because the Swedes wanted more territory. Also that King Charles wouldn't accept the peace offering from the Russians (Peter) to not come near their country, but Charles wanted to invade St. Petersburg which was Peter’s new capital. This battle was important because

happened to do this during the worst winter in recent European history. Much of the advancing Swedish army was lost. This lead to the disastrous defeat at Poltava. Had the winter been more mild Charles would have suffered fewer losses. Had he suffered fewer losses he may have been able to take Poltava before the main Russian army arrived. Had Poltava fallen, Charles would have had a strong defensive position from which to face the Russians. In this scenario he could have fared much better and Moscow

Northern War and the Great Northern War. To fully understand that events that occurred in the Great Northern War, the full comprehension of the First and Second Northern War is a necessity. The First Northern War was not a singular war, but a series of battles that mostly occurred during the 16th and

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in the battles of Lesnaya (1708) and of Poltava (1709). Peter began construction of the city of St. Petersburg and established it as the new capital of Russia in 1712. By the Treaty of Nystad (September 10 [August 30, O.S.], 1721) the eastern shores of the Baltic were at last ceded to Russia, Sweden was reduced to a secondary power, and the way was opened for Russian domination over Poland. In the middle of the Northern War, when Peter might have pressed further the advantage won at Poltava, Turkey

Peter the Great was a monarch of Russia during the Age of Absolutism. Peter I ruled from 1682 to 1725. He was known as Peter the Great because he was one of Russia’s greatest reformers and for increasing the czar’s power. Peter also got credit for getting Russia out of the medieval times. During his ruling he had to deal with the great northern war. Peter accomplished many things like reforming most of russia and fighting wars. Peter forced people to take on positions in the military and government

would boost Russia economy. The hunger for a warm-water port is what drove me to start a war with the Ottoman Empire and Sweden. While the war with the Ottoman Empire didn’t really turn out the way I wanted it, the war on Sweden did. After the battle of Poltava which lead to capture of parts of Finland, Estonia, and Livonia, I founded a city called Saint Petersburg. This city was perfect for a port city because it was located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland. Overall, the things

(Laskin, 2010, p.203). Unfortunately, while fighting a battle in France, Kocak was, “killed in action,” by two Germans (Laskin, 2010, p.279). Likewise, Dreben dedicated his whole life to being a solider. Even though Dreben would plan, “every detail” of his mission, he still risked his life by taking, “thousands of wild chances” (Laskin, 2010, p.285) He once, “captured three machine guns, three prisoners and killed fifty of the enemy.” in one battle which saved the lives of all his soldiers (Laskin, 2010

and is considered to have created the first Russian state in the 1500s. During the late 1600s and early 1700s, Peter the Great started western reformations of Russia and extended Russian territory to the west after defeating the Swedish at the Battle of Poltava in 1709. Alexander I defeated Napoleon during his invasion of Russia in 1812-13. He then created the Holy Alliance witch destroyed the Liberal European Movement. Then his successor, Alexander II, expanded the Russian border to the Pacific Ocean