Caroleans
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Caroleans, from Carolus, the Latin form of the name Charles, is a term used to describe soldiers of the Swedish army during the reigns of Kings Charles XI and Charles XII of Sweden, and specifically f
Contemporary depiction of Caroleans at the Battle of Gadebusch
Karl XI, 1655–1697, king of Sweden by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
Depiction of Carolean artillerymen by Emil Åberg (1864–1940)
Charles XI exercising the Life Guards of Foot at Gärdet in 1691
Battle of Poltava
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The Battle of Poltava fought on 8 July 1709, was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army commanded by Carl G
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…as one of the most feared and respected armies in Europe. However, the main Swedish field army was almost entirely annihilated after defeat at the Battle of Poltava, and the war eventually ended in utter defeat and the dissolution of the Swedish Empire. Overall, 350,000 soldiers from Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic…
The Battle of Poltava by Pierre-Denis Martin
The Battle of Poltava, mosaic by Mikhail Lomonosov
The Victory at Poltava by Alexander Kotzebue