Siege of Poltava

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The Siege of Poltava was an early 1709 Russian encirclement and bombardment of the Swedish-held Ukrainian city that set the stage for the decisive Battle of Poltava in the Great Northern War.

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Siege of Poltava canonical 1

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instanceOf military operation
siege
aim to prepare for a decisive field battle
to weaken Swedish garrison at Poltava
chronology occurred shortly before the Battle of Poltava
combatant Swedish Empire
Tsardom of Russia
commandedBy Peter the Great
surface form: Peter I of Russia
commander Peter the Great
conflict Great Northern War
conflictType early modern siege
country Tsardom of Russia
defendedBy Swedish garrison
defender Swedish Empire
followedBy Battle of Poltava
hasPart bombardment of Poltava
encirclement of Poltava
historicalPeriod early 18th century
involved Russian field army
Swedish field forces near Poltava
locatedInPresentDay Poltava Oblast
Ukraine
locatedOn Vorskla River vicinity
location Poltava
opponent Swedish Empire
Tsardom of Russia
partOf Great Northern War
Russian campaign in Left-bank Ukraine
campaign of 1709 in the Great Northern War
place Poltava
precededBy Swedish advance into Ukraine
relatedTo Charles XII of Sweden
Ukrainian theater of the Great Northern War
result Russian strategic advantage before the Battle of Poltava
significantEvent Russian artillery bombardment of Poltava
Russian encirclement of Swedish-held Poltava
startTime 1709
early 1709
strategicImportance control of Poltava in Ukraine
setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Poltava
usedMethod siege warfare
usedMilitaryTactic encirclement
siege artillery bombardment
usedWeapon artillery

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Battle of Poltava precededBy Siege of Poltava