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Russia — • Geography and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russia Russia † Catholic E … Catholic encyclopedia
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World — The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851 . This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements (from Marathon to Waterloo) which,… … Wikipedia
Charles XII of Sweden — Charles XII King of Sweden Grand Prince of Finland Duke of Bremen and Verden Duke of Palatinate Zweibrücken Charles XII in military uniform, David von Krafft (1706) … Wikipedia
Battle of Poltava — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Poltava partof=Great Northern War caption= The Battle of Poltava by Denis Martens the Younger, painted 1726 date=June 28 1709 (July 8, New Style) place=Poltava, (present day Ukraine) result=Decisive… … Wikipedia
Saint Petersburg — • The imperial residence and second capital of Russia, lies at the mouth of the Neva on the Gulf of Finland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg … Catholic encyclopedia
ACH`MET I. — sultan of Turkey from 1603 to 1617; A. II., from 1691 to 1695; A. III., from 1703 to 1730, who gave asylum to Charles XII. of Sweden after his defeat by the Czar at Pultowa … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
BENDER — a town in Bessarabia, remarkable for the siege which Charles XII. of Sweden sustained there after his defeat at Pultowa … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
CHARLES XII — king of Sweden, son of Charles XI., a warlike prince; ascended the throne at the age of 15; had to cope with Denmark, Russia, and Poland combined against him; foiled the Danes at Copenhagen, the Russians at Narva, and Augustus II. of Poland at … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
MAZEPPA, IVAN — hetman of the Cossacks, born in Podolia; became page to John Casimir, king of Poland; was taken by a Polish nobleman, who surprised him with his wife, and tied by him to the back of a wild horse, which galloped off with him to the Ukraine,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
MENSCHIKOFF, ALEXANDER DANILOVITCH — Russian soldier and statesman, born in humble life at Moscow; became servant to Lefort, on whose death he succeeded him as favourite of Peter the Great, whom he accompanied to Holland and England; in the Swedish War (1702 1713) he won renown,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
