June 27
1709
Charles XII of Sweden pursues the Czar Peter into the Russian interior. After passing through a Russian scorched earth policy a battle hard but reduced Swedish force meets the Russian mass at Poltava. Charles XII is defeated.
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June 27
1709
Charles XII of Sweden pursues the Czar Peter into the Russian interior. After passing through a Russian scorched earth policy a battle hard but reduced Swedish force meets the Russian mass at Poltava. Charles XII is defeated.
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