Battle of Poltava

When

8 Jul 1709

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.63° N, 34.55° E

Description

decisive battle in the Great Northern War between Tsardom Russia and the Swedish Empire in 1709

1709 battle of the Great Northern War

The Battle of Poltava fought on 8 July 1709, was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army commanded by Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld. The battle would lead to the Swedish Empire losing its status as a European great power and also marked the beginning of Russian supremacy in eastern Europe.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “July 8 (June 27 Old Style; June 28 in the Swedish calendar) – Great Northern War: Battle of Poltava in the Cossack Hetmanate (Ukraine)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der russische Zar Peter I. besiegt Schweden in der Schlacht bei Poltawa und leitet damit die Kriegswende im Großen Nordischen Krieg ein”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “8 juillet (27 juin du calendrier julien) : victoire décisive des Russes face à Charles XII de Suède et à l’hetman des cosaques Mazeppa à la bataille de Poltava…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la batalla de Poltava (Ucrania), los suecos son derrotados por los rusos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “波尔塔瓦战役：俄罗斯战胜瑞典。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “大北方戦争: ロシア帝国（ピョートル1世）がスウェーデン（カール12世）を破る（ポルタヴァの戦い）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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