20 June 1709
Battle of Poltava
Commands Russian cavalry before the decisive battle.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at River Vorskla in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands Russian cavalry before the decisive battle.
Peter crosses the Vorskla with the main Russian army before the battle.
Provenance
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