Battle of Poltava

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The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Poltawa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poltava
belligerent Cossack Hetmanate faction of Ivan Mazepa ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
combatantSide Russian side led by Peter the Great ⓘ
Swedish side led by Charles XII ⓘ
commander Aleksandr Menshikov ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Menshikov

Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Ivan Mazepa ⓘ
Peter I of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Peter the Great
commemoratedBy Monument of the Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Poltava Battlefield State Historical and Cultural Reserve ⓘ
conflict Great Northern War ⓘ
countryAtTime Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
date 1709-06-27 ⓘ
dateNewStyle 1709-07-08 ⓘ
dateOldStyle 1709-06-27 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy surrender at Perevolochna ⓘ
hasCasusBelli Swedish invasion of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Ingrian War
historicalRegion Left-bank Ukraine ⓘ
location Poltava Governorate ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
near Poltava ⓘ
mentionedIn History of Charles XII by Voltaire ⓘ
notableEvent Charles XII of Sweden was wounded before the battle and could not personally lead the attack ⓘ
opponent Swedish Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
outcome Russian strategic initiative in the Great Northern War ⓘ
Swedish strategic defeat ⓘ
partOf Great Northern War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Poltava ⓘ
result decisive Russian victory ⓘ
RussianCasualties several thousand killed or wounded ⓘ
RussianForcesStrength approximately 40,000–45,000 men ⓘ
significance marked decline of Swedish Empire as a great power ⓘ
marked rise of Russia as a major European power ⓘ
strategicConsequence Charles XII fled to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russia gained diplomatic prestige in Europe ⓘ
Swedish army in Russia largely destroyed ⓘ
SwedishCasualties thousands killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
SwedishForcesStrength approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
tacticalFeature Russian use of field fortifications and redoubts ⓘ
failed Swedish frontal assault on Russian positions ⓘ
turningPointIn Great Northern War ⓘ
year 1709 ⓘ

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Peter the Great → victoryAt → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Great Northern War → significantBattle → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden → battle → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Battle of Poltava → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Poltawa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poltava
Alexander Menshikov → participatedIn → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Treaty of Nystad → relatedEvent → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Treaty of Thorn (1709) → followedEvent → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Battle of Gadebusch → precededBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden → conflict → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
subject linked to: Carolus Rex
Bender, Ottoman Empire → associatedBattle → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Battle of Lesnaya → followedBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Battle of Pruth → hasPrecededBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Poltava → knownFor → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Ivan Mazepa → participantIn → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Siege of Poltava → followedBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Poltava Battlefield State Historical and Cultural Reserve → dedicatedTo → Battle of Poltava (1709) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poltava
History of Charles XII → includesEvent → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Russian battleship Poltava → namedAfter → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Siege of Riga (1709) → followed → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Nystadsfreden → relateradKonflikt → Slaget vid Poltava ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poltava
Carolean era → hasEvent → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Gadebusch 1712 → precededBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Carl Piper → participantIn → Battle of Poltava (as royal adviser) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poltava
Baturyn massacre → relatedTo → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Treaty of Bender → follows → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Swedish advance into Ukraine → culminatedIn → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Poltava → historicalEvent → Battle of Poltava ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Poltava
Battle of Narva → hasFollowedBy → Battle of Poltava ⓘ