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Strategic Decision

Sweden · Warfare / Great Northern War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1700Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1700

Charles XII30 November 1700

Narva · Warfare / Great Northern War

After Narva, Charles XII turns south toward Livonia and Poland-Lithuania rather than invading Russia.

Charles XIIDecember 1700

Estonia · Warfare / Great Northern War

After Narva, Charles XII turns toward Livonia and Poland-Lithuania rather than immediately invading Russia.

Charles XIIDecember 1700

Narva · Warfare / Great Northern War

Turns south against Augustus II rather than marching directly on Moscow.

Names involved

Charles XII

Provenance

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