8 juill. 1709 - Battaglia di Poltava (GGdN)
Description:
The Battle of Poltava[e] (8 July 1709)[f] 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, under the command of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld. The battle put an end to the status of the Swedish Empire as a European great power, as well as its eastbound expansion, and marked the beginning of Russian supremacy in Northern Europe. WikipediaAs direct consequences of the victory, Russia occupied Livonia and Estonia and a part of Carelia region.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
8 juill. 1709
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 315 ans
