List of military engagements of the Great Northern War in chronological order
By 1700 Sweden was the dominant power in Northern Europe, controlling territory from Norway to modern day St Petersburg. But from all sides it was attacked by several countries, Norway to the West, Russia in the East, Poland to the South-East, and Saxony to the south. The countries formed a coalition against Sweden and surprise attacked from all sides. By 1721, Sweden had been forced to sign a humiliating peace,[1] giving up Swedish Livonia and losing all their power.[2][3][4]
This list shows the list of the military engagements using the Julian calendar, Swedish calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
| Name | Date (N.S) | Date (O.S) | Date (Swedish Calendar) | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Location | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Riga (1700)[5] | February 22, 1700 | February 11, 1700 | February 12, 1700 |  Sweden
|
 Saxony
|
Swedish Livonia, Riga | unknown |
| Siege of Tönning | March–August 1700 | March–August 1700 | March–August 1700 | Sweden
|
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|
Tönning | unknown |
| Battle of Reinbek | May 30, 1700 | May 19, 1700 | May 20, 1700 | Sweden
|
Denmark-Norway
|
Bille (Elbe), Reinbek | 10 |
References[edit]
- ^ Ништадтский мирный договор между Россией и Швецией (Text in Russian)
- ^ "The Great Northern War, 1700–21".
- ^ Great Northern War, A History from Beginning to End,
- ^ Ragsdale, Hugh; V. N. Ponomarev (1993). Imperial Russian foreign policy. Cambridge University Press. p. 42.
- ^ Eckardt Opitz: Vielerlei Ursachen, eindeutige Ergebnisse – Das Ringen um die Vormacht im Ostseeraum im Großen Nordischen Krieg 1700–1721. In: Bernd Wegner in Verbindung mit Ernst Willi Hansen, Kerstin Rehwinkel und Matthias Reiss (Hrsg.): Wie Kriege entstehen. Zum historischen Hintergrund von Staatenkonflikten. Paderborn 2000, S. 89–107, hier: S. 90–94. ↑