May 1709
Siege of Poltava
Besieges Poltava before Peter I advances to relieve the fortress.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Poltava in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Besieges Poltava before Peter I advances to relieve the fortress.
Charles XII's army besieges Poltava before Peter I advances to relieve the fortress.
Commands infantry during the Swedish siege of Poltava.
Begins the siege of Poltava after a costly winter campaign.
Assumes greater control after Charles XII is disabled by a wound.
Is wounded in the foot and cannot personally command the battle.
Charles XII is wounded before Poltava and cannot personally command the Swedish army in the battle.
Is wounded in the foot before the decisive battle.
Survives the battle and leads the retreating remnants.
Takes part in Swedish planning before the failed attack.
Commands Swedish troops during the main assault at Poltava.
Is among senior Swedish officers captured after the battle.
Commands Swedish cavalry during the attack on the Russian army.
His isolated troops are overwhelmed after failing to pass the redoubts.
Commands the Swedish army during the main battle and is captured.
Takes operational command after Charles XII is wounded before the battle.
Is captured after the Swedish defeat and later dies in Russian captivity.
Directs the campaign from a litter after being wounded.
His army is defeated by Peter I at Poltava.
His army is defeated by Peter I, marking the decisive reversal of Swedish power.
Is captured with other senior Swedish commanders after the battle.
Is captured during the defeat of the Swedish army.
Rehnskiold is captured by Russian forces after the Swedish defeat at Poltava.
The Swedish defeat at Poltava ends Charles XII's Russian campaign and forces him to flee toward Ottoman territory.
Charles XII escapes from the disaster at Poltava and begins the retreat that ends in Ottoman territory.
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