Battle of Narva
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The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early and decisive victory of Sweden under Charles XII against a much larger Russian army during the Great Northern War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | First Battle of Narva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Sweden
NERFINISHED
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Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Russian casualties
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light Swedish casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
NERFINISHED
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Charles XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII, King of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictType | field battle ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveForce | Swedish garrison in Narva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasEra | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasFollowedBy |
Battle of Düna
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kliszów NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Poltava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early phase of Great Northern War ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Narva
NERFINISHED
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Swedish Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Estonia ⓘ |
| hasMonarchInvolved | Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOffensiveForce | Russian besieging army ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCountry | Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive Swedish victory ⓘ |
| hasPointInTime | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy | Russian declaration of war on Sweden in 1700 ⓘ |
| hasResult | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| hasSiegeContext | took place during Russian siege of Narva ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
delayed Russian military reforms from showing effect
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demonstrated effectiveness of Swedish Carolean army ⓘ early major victory for Charles XII ⓘ temporarily halted Russian advance into Swedish Baltic provinces ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
Russian army about 30,000–40,000 men
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Russian army significantly outnumbered Swedish army ⓘ Swedish army about 10,000–12,000 men ⓘ |
| hasTacticalFeature |
Swedish attack during snowstorm
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Swedish pincer attack on Russian lines ⓘ use of weather to conceal Swedish advance ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | near Narva River ⓘ |
| hasTsarInvolved | Peter I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWeatherCondition | snowstorm ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1700 ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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History of Charles XII