Augustus II the Strong1700
Augustus II opens the war by sending Saxon troops into Swedish Livonia, aligning Poland-Saxony with Russia and Denmark against Sweden.
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Augustus II opens the war by sending Saxon troops into Swedish Livonia, aligning Poland-Saxony with Russia and Denmark against Sweden.
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