20 June 1709
Battle of Poltava
Supports Charles XII with Cossack forces during the Poltava campaign.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Poltava in Ukraine. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Supports Charles XII with Cossack forces during the Poltava campaign.
Leads Zaporozhian Cossacks aligned with Charles XII and Mazepa.
Loses his chance to secure Cossack autonomy through Swedish victory.
His Zaporozhian supporters retreat with Charles and Mazepa after defeat.
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