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Title
Charles XII Smashes the Russian Army
Description
Battle of Narva (1700)
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1700-11-30
Scenario#
DE13
Location
Narva, Sweden
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Narva on 30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) was an early battle in the Great Northern War. A Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Russian siege force three to four times its size. Previously, Charles XII had forced Denmark–Norway to sign the Treaty of Travendal. Narva was not followed by further advances of the Swedish army into Russia; instead, Charles XII turned southward to expel August the Strong from Livonia and Poland-Lithuania. Tsar Peter the Great of Russia took Narva in a second battle in 1704.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Narva (1700)
External Link
Combatants
Swedish Empire
Russia
Additional Information
Great Northern War
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