1 May 1709Battle of PoltavaAleksei Kelin
Defends the Poltava garrison against Swedish siege operations.
Historical records for Russia in 1709, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Defends the Poltava garrison against Swedish siege operations.
Directs Russian artillery as Peter prepares for battle.
Peter arrives near Poltava after suppressing opposition among Cossack supporters of Mazepa.
Commands Russian infantry in the campaign around Poltava.
Commands a major part of the Russian army arriving to relieve Poltava.
Commands Russian cavalry before the decisive battle.
Positions cavalry behind the redoubts before the Swedish attack.
Peter crosses the Vorskla with the main Russian army before the battle.
Orders construction of redoubts blocking the Swedish line of advance.
Russian cavalry presses the Swedish army during the battle.
Russian artillery fire helps disrupt the Swedish attack.
Serves among Russian commanders in the battle line.
Commands cavalry and contributes to the destruction of the Swedish attack.
Helps Peter I defeat Charles XII and pursues the broken Swedish army.
Commands the Russian army from a fortified camp near Poltava.
Defeats Charles XII of Sweden and his Cossack allies at Poltava.
Victory at Poltava marks Russia's rise as a leading power in north-eastern Europe.
Commands Russian infantry as the Swedish assault breaks down.
Leads Russian regular troops in the decisive battle.
Victory confirms Peters rule over Russia & enables his policy of Westernization
Forces the surrender of the remaining Swedish army at Perevolochna.
Orders pursuit of the defeated Swedish army after Poltava.
Birth of Elizabeth, unmarried daughter of Peter the Great
Captures Poland & restores Augustus II to the throne
The Ukraine is renamed Malorossiya, Little Russia, to curb Ukrainian naionalism
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