List of battles of the Great Northern War
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This is a list of battles of the Great Northern War (1700–1721).
By 1700, the Swedish Empire was the dominant power in Northern Europe, controlling territory from Norway to modern-day St Petersburg. But in this war, it was attacked from all sides by several countries: Denmark–Norway to the west, the Tsardom of Russia in the east, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the southeast, and the Electorate of Saxony to the south. The countries formed a coalition against Sweden and surprise attacked from all sides. By 1721, Sweden had been forced to sign a very disadvantageous peace,[1] giving up Swedish Livonia and losing all their power.[2][3][4]
This list shows the list of the military engagements using the Julian calendar, Swedish calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
| Name | Date (N.S) | Date (O.S) | Date (Swedish Calendar) | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Location | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Riga (1700)[5] | 22 February 1700 | 11 February 1700 | 12 February 1700 |  Sweden
|
 Saxony
|
Swedish Livonia, Riga | unknown |
| Siege of Tönning | March–August 1700 | March–August 1700 | March–August 1700 | Sweden
|
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|
Tönning | unknown |
| Battle of Reinbek | 30 May 1700 | 19 May 1700 | 20 May 1700 | Sweden
|
Denmark-Norway
|
Bille (Elbe), Reinbek | 10 |
- Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706)
- Crossing of the Düna
- Battle of Kliszów
- Battle of Tryškiai
- Battle of Darsūniškis
- Battle of Vilnius
- Battle of Saločiai
- Battle of Jakobstadt
- Battle of Palanga
- Battle of Grodno
- Battle of Valkininkai
- Battle of Pułtusk
- Battle of Poznań
- Storming of Lemberg
- Battle of Poniec
- Battle of Warsaw
- Battle of Praga
- Battle of Kalisz
- Battle of Koniecpol
References
[edit]- ^ Ништадтский мирный договор между Россией и Швецией (Text in Russian)
- ^ "The Great Northern War, 1700–21".
- ^ Great Northern War, A History from Beginning to End,
- ^ Ragsdale, Hugh; V. N. Ponomarev (1993). Imperial Russian foreign policy. Cambridge University Press. p. 42.
- ^ Eckardt Opitz: Vielerlei Ursachen, eindeutige Ergebnisse – Das Ringen um die Vormacht im Ostseeraum im Großen Nordischen Krieg 1700–1721. In: Bernd Wegner in Verbindung mit Ernst Willi Hansen, Kerstin Rehwinkel und Matthias Reiss (Hrsg.): Wie Kriege entstehen. Zum historischen Hintergrund von Staatenkonflikten. Paderborn 2000, S. 89–107, hier: S. 90–94. ↑