Chapter XVII — The Age of Charles XII
Chapter XVII — The Age of Charles XII
The Age of Charles XII. of Sweden, and Peter the Great of Russia. THOUGH we have confined our attention to the wars which occupied the…
CHAPTER XVII: Russians
During the reign of Alexis, Russia began to emerge from the barbarism into which it had been plunged by the Mongolian invasion and the…
CHAPTER XVII: Charles
The Swedish army had still greater disappointments to meet with. No supplies were provided; and general Lewenhaupt, who had been ordered to…
CHAPTER XVII: Sweden
The enemies of Sweden were, in the meantime, prosecuting their successful Stanislaus, whom Charles had placed on the throne of Poland, had…
CHAPTER XVII: European
At the opening of the next campaign (A. D. 1715), Stralsund was besieged by the Prussians, Danes and Saxons, and though obstinately…