Battle of Narva
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Czars, Tsars
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Scandinavian History, 17th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe, Sweden, Scandinavia, Estonia, Baltic States
- Date: November 30, 1700
Article abstract: The Battle of Narva marks the decisive victory of Sweden over Peter the Great and the Russian army.
Summary of Event
The Battle of Narva, fought in November, 1700, constituted one of the first major episodes in the Great Northern War which began earlier that year as the result of military operations by Denmark, Poland, and Russia against King Charles XII of Sweden. Each of the allied powers had good reason to make war on Charles because of his continued expansion in northern Europe. Sweden had wrested extensive territories from Poland...
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