The Battle of Poltava

The fight of Portava is the most famous and important episode of the Northern War (1700-1721). The war that took place on July 8, 1709 entered the midst of World War I and was seen as a turning point of the war. Emperor Peter I have reason to stop ownership of Sweden in the Baltic Empire which shows his strong will and determination. In fact, this battle made Russia a powerful force in Europe, Emperor Peter I became a great leader both in his country and in Europe.

But as the expansion of Russia brought huge and increasing threats, King Swedish King Charles XII was defeated by the Russians as the Ottoman Empire in the port fight of 1709 (part of the Northern War of 1700-1721) Empire He was welcomed. Twelve Charles persuaded Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire to declare a battle with Russia, whereby the Ottoman Empire won the battle of the Prussian River from 1710 to 1711. The subsequent Passarowitz Treaty was signed on 21st July 1718, bringing peace to the war. However, the treaty also revealed that the Ottoman Empire is defensive and unlikely to be more aggressive in Europe.

After the success of the Polish invasion, Charles decided to try invasion to Russia, but in the end Russia won a decisive victory in Portabba's battle in 1709. After a long line of attacks of Cossack, Russian emperor Peter Dynastes scorched - Earth's skills and extremely cold winter in 1709, Sweden's low morale, morale is low, and the number of Russian troops in Portava is far beyond They are. Failure means the beginning of the end of the Swedish Empire. In addition, the plague of Central Europe devastated the control of Sweden and reached the central part of Sweden in 1710.

400 years ago, Cossack dominated the eastern territory of Portava. It was the first small betrayal of Russia in the important fight of 1709. When Cossack king Ivan Mazepa abandoned the emperor, Peter 's Orthodox Army backed Swedish Charles XII' s invasion forces. And Peter 's reaction stands out - their shit. To convert Cossack to Russian of Caucasian whips whispers and nephews for the next 200 years. And there are lots of anecdotes, SS does not even have to search for Jews in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine. Local villagers - sometimes being threatened by death to help them or abuse them - often lined up to meet einsatzgruppen. Ready to enter the occupied police corps or some serious extermination camp hidden in the plains of Poland in Poland

Saxony, Poland, Norway initially opposed the Russians. But if you go to a map and see where Portaga is (Ukraine in the south), you can better understand the transcendence of the empire where the Swedes were finally defeated after Charles XII was injured. Charles survived in Turkey and returned to Poland and Sweden before being killed in the Norwegian fight - there was a huge hole in his head and the scholars continued to claim what brought it. I do not think it will be a problem, but when you see the pictures in this book, this is a very bad hole. Jonathan W. Jordan, "Pilot Point of Porta Bava", "Military History" (June / July 2009), pp. 50-57. This is a concise but very valuable introduction to a very important battle, showing how Russia rose and how Sweden tried to overshoot the geopolitical bridge. However, in any case, please examine a small map on the battlefield map on June 28, 1709 to see how far Portta Ba is from Stockholm. Michael Roberts (Editor