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Battle of Poltava: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 8, 1709
Location Poltava • Ukraine
Participants Russia • Sweden
Context Second Northern War

Photos

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Key People

Oil painting of Peter the Great, emperor of Russia, shown from the waist up wearing armor and a sash, with one hand resting on a cane, against a dark background.
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Charles XII
Charles XII
king of Sweden

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