Swedish invasion of Russia
1708 – 1709
Result Russian victory
Charles XII of Sweden invaded Russia through Belarus and Ukraine. The campaign ended in disaster at Poltava and the surrender at Perevolochna.
Battles 3
July 14, 1708
Battle of Holowczyn
Swedish victory
Holowczyn, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth;
Charles XII of Sweden, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
October 9, 1708
Battle of Lesnaya
Russian victory
Lyasnaya, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Peter the Great, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
July 8, 1709
Battle of Poltava
Russian victory
Poltava, Cossack Hetmanate ( Ukraine)
Peter the Great, Charles XII of Sweden, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
