Charles XII’s Russian campaign

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invasion of Russia military campaign

Charles XII’s Russian campaign was the ill-fated Swedish invasion of Russia during the Great Northern War that culminated in disaster at the Battle of Poltava and marked the decline of Sweden as a great power.

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Label	Occurrences
Charles XII’s Russian campaign canonical	1
Swedish army of Charles XII	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	invasion of Russia ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aim	to defeat Russia decisively and force it out of the Great Northern War ⓘ to march on Moscow ⓘ
commander	Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	marked the decline of Sweden as a great power ⓘ rise of Russia as a major European power ⓘ
endDate	1709 ⓘ
facedCondition	extreme cold during the winter of 1708–1709 ⓘ high attrition from disease and desertion ⓘ shortage of supplies and forage ⓘ
followedBy	Charles XII’s exile in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ renewed but weakened Swedish operations after Charles XII’s return from Ottoman exile ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Battle of Holowczyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lesnaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Poltava NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII’s flight to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Swedish crossing of the Dnieper River ⓘ Swedish crossing of the Vistula River NERFINISHED ⓘ retreat to the Dnieper after Poltava ⓘ siege of Poltava NERFINISHED ⓘ winter of 1708–1709 in Ukraine ⓘ
hasParticipant	Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated limits of early modern long-distance invasions in harsh climates ⓘ turning point of the Great Northern War ⓘ
location	Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Left-bank Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ central Russia ⓘ
notableAlly	Cossack Hetmanate faction loyal to Mazepa ⓘ Hetman Ivan Mazepa NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposingAlly	Cossack forces loyal to Ivan Skoropadsky ⓘ Kalmyk cavalry allied with Russia ⓘ
opposingCommander	Aleksandr Menshikov NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Swedish victories at Narva and elsewhere earlier in the Great Northern War ⓘ
result	capture of most Swedish troops at Perevolochna ⓘ decisive Russian victory ⓘ destruction of the main Swedish field army ⓘ flight of Charles XII to Ottoman territory at Bender ⓘ
startDate	1708 ⓘ
strategyUsedByOpponent	avoidance of decisive battle until Swedish army was weakened ⓘ scorched earth policy by Russian forces ⓘ

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Battle of Lesnaya → partOf → Charles XII’s Russian campaign ⓘ

Poltava Battlefield State Historical and Cultural Reserve → commemorates → Charles XII’s Russian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedish army of Charles XII