Battle of Narva (1700)
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The Battle of Narva (Russian: Битва при Нарве Bitva pri Narve; Swedish: Slaget vid Narva) on 30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) was an early battle in the Great Northern War. A Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Russian siege force three to four times its size. Previously, Charles XII had forced Denmark–Norway to sign the Treaty of Travendal. Narva was not followed by further advances of the Swedish army into Russia; instead, Charles XII turned southward to expel August the Strong from Livonia and Poland-Lithuania. Tsar Peter the Great of Russia took Narva in a second battle in 1704.
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
The Battle of Narva (1700). Daniel Stawert, 1713 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
Narva garrison: 1,800 men, 297 artillery pieces Relief force: 10,500 men, 37 cannons[a] |
37,000 men 195 artillery pieces[b] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
667 killed 1,247 wounded[c] |
8,000–9,000 killed, wounded, or drowned[5][6] | ||||||||
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