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Northern Wars" is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, [1] primarily between the territorial rivals of the Swedish Empire, Tsardom of Russia, Poland–Lithuania, and Denmark–Norway.
Northern War of 1655–1660 (53 P) S. Scanian War (2 C, 25 P) T. Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Northern Wars" The following 17 pages ...
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. [17] The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland ...
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Great Northern War (1700–1721). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Great Northern War .
This is a list of battles of the Great Northern War (1700–1721). By 1700, the Swedish Empire was the dominant power in Northern Europe, controlling territory from Norway to modern-day St Petersburg .
This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, militarized interstate disputes, and global conflicts in which Europe was a theatre of war.
The First Northern War (also Second or Little Northern War) was a conflict that took place from 1655 to 1661 between Poland, Sweden and Russia for supremacy in the Baltic states. Brandenburg fought initially on the side of Sweden against Poland, but changed sides, after Poland granted its prince-elector sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia in ...
This is a list of conflicts involving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its predecessor states (the Kingdom of Great Britain (and Ireland)). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.