Karl XII of Sweden was inaugurated in 1697 and after a short regency period, he came of age and ascended the throne the same year. He was only 15 years old when he began to rule. See more of Karl XII - Carolus on Facebook

Soon after he became king, a three-part coalition sided against him, headed by the rising power to the east, Russia. However, Charles (Karl) XII, the young and maverick Swedish ruler, quickly demonstrated his military expertise as he forced Denmark to leave the alliance, defeated Tsar Peter’s numerically superior army at Narva in 1700, and dethroned King Augustus, thus extending … Karl XII was unexpectedly successful in the first campaigns of the Great Northern War against Russia and Poland.

The last King of Sweden during the Great Power Era, Karl XII ascended to the Swedish throne aged just fifteen, after the untimely death of his father. Poltava, Battle of.The turning point in the Great Northern War (1700–21) between Sweden and Muscovy (later Russia).When Hetman Ivan Mazepa learned that Tsar Peter I intended to abolish the autonomy of the Hetman state, he began secret negotiations with Charles XII of Sweden to ensure that Ukraine would not be annexed by Poland in the event of a Swedish victory.
Karl XII:s första mål var att utmana tsar Peter med strid i Moskva , men kylan och den hårdnande ryska taktiken i Vitryssland (som då hörde till Polen) utmattade den svenska armén.

Directed by Keve Hjelm.

Bătălia de la Poltava ... Bătălia a fost ilustrată în filmul suedez din 1925 Karl XII cu Gösta Ekman în rolul regelui Carol al XII-lea și cu actorul emigrant rus Nicolai de Seversky în rolul lui Petru I. Mai recent, bătălia a apărut în filmul rusesc din 2007 Slujitorul suveranului (în rusă Слуга Государев, Sluga Gosudarev).

Slaget ved Poltava blev et vendepunkt i den store nordiske krig.Den 27. juni 1709 (ns: 8. juli) under Den Store Nordiske Krig blev den svenske hær, anført af Karl XII, angrebet af russerne ved Poltava i Ukraine, som på den tid var under russisk kontrol.Den forgangne vinter havde været hård ved begge styrker, men især svenskerne havde mærket til frosten, og således var kun ca. With Nils Ahlroth, Bertil Anderberg, Olof Bergström, Anita Björk.

Karl XII. Karl XII:s armé som planerade att gå in i Ryssland var betydligt större än den som slogs vid Poltava.
Poltava 1709....och Moskva!