"The Many Swedish Wars - 1700s" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Jun 2018 3:26 p.m. PST |
"In war with Russia, Denmark Poland, Saxony and a few German states. "The Great Northern War" Just before the war, Russia, Poland and Denmark formed a pact of aggression against Sweden. They were all after Swedish territory. Russia was after the Baltic coast, Poland wanted Livland (a Swedish Baltic province) and Denmark wanted to regain the Skåne provinces in south of Sweden. The three nations of the pact were all convinced that Sweden was weak after the death of Karl XI in 1697, above all with a young inexperienced regent, Karl XII. They were now to meet one of the best armies in Europe at this time, the Swedish Carolean Army…."
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FusilierDan  | 30 Jun 2018 3:05 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 30 Jun 2018 11:32 a.m. PST |
No mention my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.