Title: The Battle That Shook Europe
Description: The Battle of Poltava, 1709, marks the birth of the Tsar's vast Russian Empire. In 1700, seeking to open Russian trade routes to the West, the Tsar combined with Denmark, Saxony and Poland to attack Swedish hegemony in the North. Against the odds, King Charles XII of Sweden subdued the hostile coalition for nearly a decade.
Subjects: Ukraine, history, Poltava, Battle of, Poltava, Ukraine, 1709, History