Great Northern War

Name: Great Northern War
Rating: 4 (260 reviews)

by Hourly History Book 2 in the Wars in European History series.

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The Great Northern War examines the struggle from 1700 to 1721 between Sweden and a coalition led by Russia. It follows Charles XII’s early victories, the long campaign into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the disastrous invasion of Russia ending at Poltava.

The account also traces Peter the Great’s military reforms, the building of St Petersburg and the expansion of Russian power around the Baltic. Sweden’s defeat ended its position as the dominant regional empire and confirmed Russia as a major European state.