Swedish invasion of Russia
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The invasion of Russia by Charles XII of Sweden was a campaign undertaken during the Great Northern War between Sweden and the allied states of Russia, Poland, and Denmark. The invasion began with Charles's crossing of the Vistula on 1 January 1708, and effectively ended with the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709, though Charles continued to pose a military threat to Russia for several years while under the protection of the Ottoman Turks.
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Swedish invasion of Russia | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
The Battle of Poltava by Louis Caravaque | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Tsardom of Russia Cossack Hetmanate Kalmyk Khanate Sandomierz Confederation |
Swedish Empire Cossack supporters of Mazepa (from October 1708) Warsaw Confederation | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Peter the Great Aleksandr Menshikov Boris Sheremetev Ivan Mazepa (until October 1708) Ayuka Khan |
Charles XII Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt Ivan Mazepa (from October 1708) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
192,000[lower-alpha 1] | 97,000[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
21,675–26,248 combat casualties Thousands froze to death |
15,088–19,085 combat casualties 14,800–14,977 captured 13,759 froze to death |
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