Battle of Narva (1700)
E111765
The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early Great Northern War clash in which outnumbered Swedish forces under Charles XII decisively defeated the Russian army near the city of Narva.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Narva | 4 |
| Battle of Narva (1700) canonical | 4 |
| Russian defeat at Battle of Narva (1700) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Narva (1700) Context triple: [Great Northern War, significantBattle, Battle of Narva (1700)]
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Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
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Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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Battle of Rovaniemi
The Battle of Rovaniemi was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, marked by the destruction of much of the town of Rovaniemi as German forces withdrew.
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Battle of Friedberg (1761)
The Battle of Friedberg (1761) was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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Battle of Tampere
The Battle of Tampere was a decisive and bloody engagement of the Finnish Civil War in 1918, where White forces captured the key industrial city of Tampere from the Reds, marking a turning point in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Narva (1700) Target entity description: The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early Great Northern War clash in which outnumbered Swedish forces under Charles XII decisively defeated the Russian army near the city of Narva.
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A.
Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
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B.
Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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C.
Battle of Rovaniemi
The Battle of Rovaniemi was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War, marked by the destruction of much of the town of Rovaniemi as German forces withdrew.
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Battle of Friedberg (1761)
The Battle of Friedberg (1761) was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Tampere
The Battle of Tampere was a decisive and bloody engagement of the Finnish Civil War in 1918, where White forces captured the key industrial city of Tampere from the Reds, marking a turning point in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Russian army suffered collapse of lines and rout
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Swedes captured large quantities of Russian artillery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Narva (1700)
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surface form:
Battle of Narva
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| belligerent |
Sweden
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Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussia |
heavy casualties
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large number of prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesSweden | relatively light casualties ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Russia
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Battles involving Sweden ⓘ Battles of the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderRussia | Charles Eugène de Croÿ ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderSweden | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Charles XII
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Charles XII, King of Sweden
Peter the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeLocation | Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 30 November 1700 ⓘ |
| dateOldStyle | 19 November 1700 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Swedish offensive into Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasChronologyPosition | one of the first major battles of the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| involvedMonarch |
Charles XII of Sweden
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Peter the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Peter I of Russia
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| location |
Baltic region
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Estonia ⓘ Narva ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Estonia ⓘ |
| near | Narva River ⓘ |
| notableAspect | outnumbered Swedish army defeated larger Russian force ⓘ |
| opponentForceCharacteristic | Russian army was in process of modernization ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | early Swedish counteroffensive in Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian invasion of Swedish Estonia ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| siegeContext | Russians were besieging Narva ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
early demonstration of Swedish military effectiveness in Great Northern War
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temporarily halted Russian advance in the Baltic ⓘ |
| strengthRussia | about 30,000–40,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthSweden | about 8,000–12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive Swedish victory ⓘ |
| tactics | Swedish surprise attack through snowstorm ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | fought during a snowstorm ⓘ |
| year | 1700 ⓘ |
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