Northern War

Northern War

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  • Northern War, Second — or Great Northern War (1700–1721) Military conflict to challenge Sweden s supremacy in the Baltic area. Sweden s expansion in the Baltic Sea coastlands antagonized Russia, Denmark Norway, and Saxony Poland, which formed an anti Swedish coalition… …   Universalium

  • Northern War, First — (1655–1660) Final stage of the struggle over the Polish Swedish succession. In 1655 the Swedish king Charles X Gustav declared war on Poland on the pretext that it refused to recognize him as king. In alliance with Brandenburg, Sweden invaded… …   Universalium

  • Northern War and Norway — From 1655 to 1658, during the reign of Charles X, Sweden was set on expansion. Through military action, Sweden rapidly became the strongest military power in the north. Frederick III was suffering under the humiliating loss of traditional Danish… …   Wikipedia

  • Great Northern War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Great Northern War partof=Russo–Swedish Wars, Polish–Swedish wars and Dano Swedish Wars caption=Great Northern War. Clockwise from top: Battle of Poltava, Battle of Gangut, Battle of Narva, Battle of Gadebusch,… …   Wikipedia

  • Great Northern War and Norway — The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. It started by a coordinated attack on… …   Wikipedia

  • Second Northern War and Norway — v · …   Wikipedia

  • Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War) — With the death of Charles XII of Sweden in 1718 it was obvious that the Great Northern War was coming to a close. His successor Frederick I began negotiating the Treaty of Stockholm, which refers to the two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that… …   Wikipedia

  • Northern Wars — is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe in the 16th and 17th century. An internationally agreed nomenclature for these wars has not yet been devised.[1] While the Great Northern War is generally considered… …   Wikipedia

  • Northern (Automarke) — Northern war eine britische Automobilmarke, die 1907–1910 von A. Blackburn Co. in Cleckheaton (Yorkshire) gefertigt wurde. Das kleinere Modell war der Northern 10 hp. Der Wagen besaß einen Zweizylinder Reihenmotor mit 1,8 l Hubraum. Der leichte,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • War of the Spanish Succession — Philip V of Spain and the Duke of Vendôme commanded the Franco Spanish charge at the Battle of Villaviciosa by Jean Alaux (1840) …   Wikipedia

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