1709 AD
Battle of Poltava
Peter the Great crushes Charles XII, ending Sweden's great-power era.
- Time period
- 1709 AD
- Region
- Ukraine
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Russian Empire and Sweden
On 8 July 1709, Peter the Great's army defeated Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava in Ukraine. The Swedish army was destroyed or captured. The battle marked the rise of Russia and the decline of Sweden as a great power.