Battle of Poltava - Wikipedia
After the extremely harsh Great Frost of 1708–1709, which was the coldest recorded winter in Europe, the weakened Swedish army resumed operations in the spring of 1709 and besieged …
Battle of Poltava | Significance, Results, & Casualties | Britannica
Battle of Poltava, (June 27 [July 8, New Style], 1709), the decisive victory of Peter I the Great of Russia over Charles XII of Sweden in the Great Northern War. The battle ended Sweden’s …
Battle of Poltava: Blunting the Swedish Empire
The battle fought on June 28, 1709 changed the course of both Russian and European history. Poltava marked Russia’s entry onto the European stage and her debut as a major power.
The Battle of Poltava - Battlefield Anomalies
Under the stress and heat of battle Roos’s men mistook the advancing Russians for their own troops. Soon they were surrounded, and after a gallant struggle in which most of his command …
Poltava: The Battle That Never Ends - Harvard Ukrainian Studies
On the morning of 27 June 1709, two armies faced each other in the fields near the Ukrainian city of Poltava. One was led by the young and ambitious king of Sweden, Charles XII, the other by …
Russia’s victory at Poltava (1709) - War History
Aug 19, 2015 · The battle of Poltava marked the turning point in the epic struggle of the Great Northern War (1700- 21) that decided the balance of power in northern Europe and marked …
The Battle of Poltava: The Turning Point of the Great Northern War
Jul 1, 2025 · The Battle of Poltava, a decisive moment in the Great Northern War, marked the end of Sweden's dominance as a major power and heralded the rise of the Russian Empire under …
The battle of Poltava
After an extremely severe and exhausting winter the Swedish army reached Poltava in the beginning of April 1709. Here the decisive battle of the Great Northern War took place on June …
Battle of Poltava - Wikiwand
The Battle of Poltava, as well as the subsequent capitulation, ended in a decisive victory for Peter I and became the greatest military catastrophe in Swedish history.
Battle of Poltava | Research Starters - EBSCO
The defeat at Poltava marked a significant turning point; it not only led to the decline of Swedish influence but also established Russia as a formidable European power.