The Battle of Narva on 30 November 1700 was an early battle in the Great Northern War. A Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Russian siege force three to four times its size. Pr
The Battle of Narva by Alexander Kotzebue
Russian memorial near Narva
Swedish Lion Monument in Narva
Russian force surrendering to Charles
Adam Adamovich Veyde or Weyde was a Russian infantry general and a close associate of Peter the Great.
Portrait by Elias Brenner, during Veyde's time in Swedish captivity