Important battles include the Russian siege of Narva and the decisive Swedish defeat at Poltava.
The Turks were briefly involved in this conflict, withdrawing after taking Azov from Russia. This conflict began when Augustus the Strong of Poland attacked Livonia, while Schleswig and Holstein were marched upon by the forces of Denmark and Norway under Frederick IV. Important battles include the Russian siege of Narva and the decisive Swedish defeat at Poltava. Ending with the 1721 Treaty of Nystad in which Sweden lost most of its overseas territory and Russia gained control of the Baltic, this is, for ten points, what war that saw a large anti-Swedish coalition?
The Turks were briefly involved in this conflict, withdrawing after taking Azov from Russia.
{Great Northern} War {[}or {Second Northern} War]