Charles XII22 August 1707
Charles XII leaves Saxony with a large Swedish army and begins the march toward Russia.
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Charles XII leaves Saxony with a large Swedish army and begins the march toward Russia.
Begins the campaign intended to defeat Peter I.
Charles XII takes the field after waiting for reinforcements before marching east against Russia.
Charles XII crosses the Vistula at the head of the Swedish army during the Russian campaign.
The victory at Holowczyn opens the route toward the Dnieper during Charles XII's invasion.
Charles XII's campaign is weakened after Russian forces destroy Lewenhaupt's supply column at Lesnaya.
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