Battle of Lesnaya
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The Battle of Lesnaya was fought on 9 October during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War. Russia was the sole remaining enemy of Sweden following the dissolution of the anti-Swedi
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, by David von Krafft
Peter I of Russia, by Paul Delaroche
Starting positions; Russians are in red, Swedes in blue and their wagon train in orange
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, leading the left column of the flying corps
Great Northern War
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In the Great Northern War a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter
Battle of Lesnaya
…The Battle of Lesnaya was fought on 9 October during the Swedish invasion of Russia in the Great Northern War. Russia was the sole remaining enemy of Sweden following the dissolution of the anti-Swedish coalition in 1706. Peter I of Russia led a flying corps…
Top to bottom, left to right: Battle of Narva (1700) Crossing of the Düna (1701) Battle of Poltava (1709) Battle of Gadebusch (1712) Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII (1718)
Swedish cavalry of the Västergötland Regiment
Russian guard of the Semyonovsky Regiment
Uniforms of two Danish guard regiments in 1703