January 1706Grodno CampaignCharles XII
Manoeuvres against Peter I and Russian forces around Grodno.
Historical records for Sweden in 1706, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Manoeuvres against Peter I and Russian forces around Grodno.
Invades Saxony to force Augustus II out of the war.
Removes Saxony from the war and isolates Russia.
Augustus II accepts Swedish terms, recognises Stanislaw Leszczynski and makes peace with Sweden.
Charles XII forces Augustus II to make peace and renounce the Polish crown.
Charles XII uses the treaty to remove Saxony from the war and isolate Russia as Sweden's main enemy.
Forces Augustus II to renounce the Polish crown.
Piper helps manage Swedish diplomacy as Augustus II accepts Charles XII's peace terms.
Rehnskiold's victories help place Sweden in the strong position that forces Augustus II to negotiate.
Charles XII compels Augustus II to abandon his Polish claims and end his alliance with Russia.
Uses Saxony as a base while preparing for the Russian campaign.
Charles XII supports Swedish efforts to restrict Russian expansion around the Neva and Saint Petersburg.
Charles XII manoeuvres against Peter I around Grodno during the Polish and Lithuanian campaign.
Maidel crosses the Neva with Swedish troops and defeats a Russian force but does not attack Saint Petersburg.
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