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      • The Battle of Narva (Russian: Битва при Нарве Bitva pri Narve; Swedish: Slaget vid Narva) on 30 November [ O.S. 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) 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.
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  2. The Battle of Narva (Russian: Битва при Нарве Bitva pri Narve; Swedish: Slaget vid Narva) on 30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) 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.

  3. Battle of Narva, (30 November 1700). In 1700, Czar Peter I of Russia challenged the long-established Swedish domination of the Baltic in alliance with Denmark and Saxony-Poland-Lithuania. In November that year, the Swedish triumphed over the Russians in their first major engagement of the Great Northern War at Narva , Estonia .

  4. Mar 17, 2017 · The Battle of Narva was fought on November 30, 1700 between Sweden and Russia. An early battle of the Great Northern War, Narva saw a smaller Swedish army under King Charles XII attack during a blizzard. In the resulting fighting near Narva, the Swedes routed the enemy.

  5. Nov 11, 2000 · A key battle in the Great Northern War was fought on November 29th, 1700. The Swedish Victory at Narva by Gustaf Cederström – 1910 Peter the Great’s decision to join the Great Northern War when he did appeared to be a catastrophic mistake.

  6. The Battle of Narva on 30 November [O.S. 19 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. Previously, Charles XII had forced Denmark–Norway to sign the Treaty of Travendal.

    • Swedish victory[1] [2]
    • Russia evacuates its forces from Ingria.[3]
  7. The Battle of Narva rages in a period engraving. Swedish King Charles XII’s keen eye for battlefield advantages enabled him to defeat an army four times the size of his at Narva. In spite of the pelting snow and growing chaos, Swedish discipline assured that everything went according to plan.

  8. On 30 November 1700 Charles XII of Sweden won a famous victory at the Battle of Narva, an early encounter in the Great Northern War. Peter the Great of Russia sought access to the Baltic Sea, which was blocked by the Swedish occupation of Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, Finland and the isthmus of Karelia.

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