1655 ⟶ Northern Wars Strengthen Sweden's Great Power Status

1661: The Northern Wars cement Sweden's rise as a Great Powe...
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⚔️ Polish-Lithuanian Victory at Klushino and Capture of Moscow

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats combined Russian–Swedish forces at the Battle of Klushino and conquers Moscow.⟶
Polish-Lithuanian Victory at Klushino and Capture of Moscow (1610)
Military HistoryPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthTime of TroublesSiegeSwedish EmpireCossacks
PolandPolandLithuaniaLithuaniaRussiaRussiaSwedenSweden

⚔️ Gustavus Adolphus Killed at Battle of Lützen

Battle of Lützen, death of king of Sweden Gustav II Adolf.Battle of Nördlingen (1634). The Catholic Imperial army, bolstered by professional Habsburg Spanish troops won a great victory in the battle over the combined Protestant armies of Sweden and their German allies⟶
Gustavus Adolphus Killed at Battle of Lützen (1632)
Thirty Years' WarMilitary HistoryChristianityCatholicismHoly Roman EmpireBattleWarfareSwedish Empire
SwedenSwedenGermanyGermany

⚔️ Northern Wars Strengthen Sweden's Great Power Status

1661: The Northern Wars cement Sweden's rise as a Great Power.⟶
Northern Wars Strengthen Sweden's Great Power Status (1655)
Thirty Years' WarSwedish EmpireMilitary HistoryGeopolitics
SwedenSwedenPolandPolandRussiaRussiaDenmarkDenmark

⚔️ Outbreak of the Great Northern War

1721: Great Northern War between the Russian and Swedish Empires.⟶
Outbreak of the Great Northern War (1700)
WarfareMilitary ConflictRussian EmpireSwedish EmpireBaltic SeaPeter the GreatGeopoliticsImperialism
RussiaRussiaSwedenSwedenDenmarkDenmark

📜 Treaty of Nystad Ends Great Northern War

The Treaty of Nystad is signed, ending the Great Northern War.⟶
Treaty of Nystad Ends Great Northern War (1721)
WarfareTreatyGreat Northern WarRussian EmpirePeter the GreatBaltic SeaGeopoliticsTerritorial Changes
SwedenSwedenRussiaRussiaFinlandFinlandPolandPoland