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Conflict Europe

Great Northern War

1700 CE – 1721 CE · 21 years

Peter the Great's war to transform Russia into a European power — Sweden's Charles XII won stunning victories before losing everything at Poltava.

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Great Northern War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Sweden
  • Russia
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Saxony-Poland

Key moments

Defining events in the Great Northern War.

  1. 1700 Narva
  2. 1709 Poltava

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1700 CE and 1721 CE.

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