Peter I the Great28 September 1708
Calls the victory at Lesnaya the mother of the Poltava victory.
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Calls the victory at Lesnaya the mother of the Poltava victory.
Captures Baturyn and destroys Mazepa's main supply base.
Defends the Poltava garrison against Swedish siege operations.
Directs Russian artillery as Peter prepares for battle.
Peter arrives near Poltava after suppressing opposition among Cossack supporters of Mazepa.
Commands Russian infantry in the campaign around Poltava.
Commands a major part of the Russian army arriving to relieve Poltava.
Commands Russian cavalry before the decisive battle.
Positions cavalry behind the redoubts before the Swedish attack.
Peter crosses the Vorskla with the main Russian army before the battle.
Orders construction of redoubts blocking the Swedish line of advance.
Russian cavalry presses the Swedish army during the battle.
Russian artillery fire helps disrupt the Swedish attack.
Serves among Russian commanders in the battle line.
Commands cavalry and contributes to the destruction of the Swedish attack.
Helps Peter I defeat Charles XII and pursues the broken Swedish army.
Commands the Russian army from a fortified camp near Poltava.
Defeats Charles XII of Sweden and his Cossack allies at Poltava.
Victory at Poltava marks Russia's rise as a leading power in north-eastern Europe.
Commands Russian infantry as the Swedish assault breaks down.
Leads Russian regular troops in the decisive battle.
Forces the surrender of the remaining Swedish army at Perevolochna.
Orders pursuit of the defeated Swedish army after Poltava.
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