Submitted by Taps Coogan on the 30th of September 2018 to The Sounding Line.

As part of our ongoing series of historical video maps, we present ‘The Great Northern War,’ by YouTube Creator S&F Production. Beginning in 1700, the Great Northern War began when the Tsardom of Russia under Peter the Great attacked the Swedish Empire in a bid to gain regional supremacy and re-establish Russian access to the Baltic Sea. The initial Russian attack was defeated and Swedish forces subsequently invaded Russia, setting their sights on an assault on Moscow. Much like Napoleon and Hitler’s failed invasions of Russia in the following centuries, Swedish forces were hampered by the coldest winter in 500 years while in Russia. Swedish forces were badly defeated at the pivotal Battle of Poltava, turning the tide of the war solidly in favor of Russia and its allies. Russian forces ultimately won the war, establishing the city of Saint Petersburg with Russia becoming a major European power for the first time in history. The Battle of Poltava is considered to mark the beginning of the decline of Swedish Empire and the end of their status as a major European power.

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