Swedish advance into Ukraine

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The Swedish advance into Ukraine was a major campaign of Charles XII’s army during the Great Northern War, culminating in the ill-fated march that led to the Battle and Siege of Poltava.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the Great Northern War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alliedWith Cossack Hetmanate under Ivan Mazepa ⓘ
linked to: Cossack Hetmanate
belligerent Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
campaignTheater Eastern Europe ⓘ
Ukrainian lands under Polish-Lithuanian and Russian influence ⓘ
causeOf increased Russian control over Ukraine ⓘ
long-term decline of Swedish influence in Eastern Europe ⓘ
commander Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Ivan Mazepa ⓘ
Peter I of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Peter the Great
conflict Great Northern War ⓘ
consequence collapse of Swedish offensive capacity in the east ⓘ
end of Sweden as a great power ⓘ
rise of Russia as a major European power ⓘ
culminatedIn Battle of Poltava ⓘ
Siege of Poltava ⓘ
endYear 1709 ⓘ
followedBy Swedish retreat to Ottoman Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Cossack regiments loyal to Mazepa ⓘ
Cossack regiments loyal to Russia ⓘ
Russian field army of Peter I ⓘ
Swedish field army of Charles XII ⓘ
location Left-bank Ukraine ⓘ
Poltava region ⓘ
linked to: Poltava Oblast

Right-bank Ukraine ⓘ
notableEvent destruction of Baturyn ⓘ
harsh winter of 1708–1709 ⓘ
severe supply shortages ⓘ
objective obtain supplies and winter quarters ⓘ
secure Ukrainian support against Russia ⓘ
opposedBy Russian army under Peter I ⓘ
loyalist Cossack forces ⓘ
partOf Charles XII’s Russian campaign ⓘ
precededBy Swedish invasion of Russia ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Lesnaya ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
Ivan Mazepa’s defection to Sweden ⓘ
Russian scorched-earth tactics ⓘ
result decisive Russian victory ⓘ
strategic defeat of Sweden ⓘ
startYear 1708 ⓘ

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Siege of Poltava → precededBy → Swedish advance into Ukraine ⓘ