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En Stor Seger is an alternate timeline of an absolute Swedish victory.
  • 1700, The Coalition declares war on Sweden, Karl XII lands near Copenhagen, with Anglo-Dutch naval support the city of Copenhagen is captured. The Monarchy surrenders but the fight goes on. Karl XII races to Narva, where he crushes the Russians. Russia and Sweden sign peace.
  • 1701, Sweden invades Poland-Lithuania, he crushes the Poles easily. This success continues. War of Spanish Succession begins.
  • 1702, Karl XII takes Wilno and Kaunas, He marches for the Vistula.
  • 1703, Sweden takes Warsaw and Krakow, Swedish Marines land in Gdynia, Danzig is soon taken.
  • 1704, Russia rejoins the war declaring war and invading Sweden. Stanislaw I is crowned King of Poland.
  • 1705, St. Petersburg is founded. Poznan and Lwow are captured by Sweden. Siege of Minsk begins, the Bjelkes are appointed Monarchs of Norway, and Christian Detlev is appointed King of Denmark.
  • 1706, Minsk falls, Poland capitulates. Reforms begin in the vassal state. He rests in Poland-Lithuania.
  • 1707, Karl XII attempts to defeat the Russians in the Baltic, Riga is retaken, Reval is also retaken.
  • 1708, Karl XII retakes Narva and Parnu. He heads for St. Petersburg, he wins the Battle their, a major blow to the Russian will. He marches for Pskov and takes it in November.
  • 1709, Karl XII meets with Commonwealth-Danish-Norwegian and Russian nobles, they make agreements and help weaken Sweden's opposition's war efforts. Karl XII goes to Warsaw.
  • 1710, Karl XII invades Saxony with Imperial permission. Augustus The Strong surrenders. The Russian Sejm still keep the fight going in Lithuania. Militia are organized in occupied territories to help defend and fight off opposition. Karl XII travels to Denmark-Norway.
  • 1711, Danish-Norwegian opposition are crushed in the Battles of Odense, Kiel and Bergen. He continues securing control in the regions.
  • 1712, He heads back to his Baltic territories, he retakes Pskov and St. Petersburg, the fort is razed. Outraging the Russians.
  • 1713, Karl XII organizes a militia to invade Russia and take Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. Militia forces in the Baltics and Poland are dissolved. He marches for Kiev.
  • 1714, Murmansk is captured and so is Kiev, The War of Spanish Succession ends historically. He decisively defeats the Russian army at Cherkasy. They rest at Kiev.
  • 1715, Lithuania surrenders after the failure in the Second Battle of Kiev. Stanislaw I is crowned Grand Duke of Lithuania. Reforms begin in Lithuania. Some of the most dangerous and rebellious Nobles are imprisoned, some are murdered.
  • 1716, fighting still continues in the Commonwealth. Arkhangelsk is captured by Finnish militia. Karl XII rests at Kiev.
  • 1717, the Bjelkes crush opposition at Trondheim, a rebel army is captured at the Drazdy. Holstein-Gottorp after the Battle of Aarhus, swears loyalty to Karl XII.
  • 1718, Karl XII wins the Battle of Smolensk and crushing Russia. Swedish diplomats meet with the Ottomans, In 1719, the Ottoman Empire will declare war on Russia for preemptive purposes and to regain it's strength after the Great Turkish War.
  • 1719, Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia. The Russians begin scorched earth. Cossacks revolt at a larger size than historical due to Russia's position. All of Peter's sues for peace are denied. Sweden and Russia's economies would be weak. The Carolean Army would be based off of Religious loyalty, not money, and also high morale would be another bonus, many Swedish soldiers are excited for the spoils of war.
  • 1720, Russia is defeated at the Battle of Kharkiv. Sweden leads a deception invasion of Ukraine. But in reality, he is preparing an invasion in the north.
  • 1721, Karl XII leads an offensive into Novgorod. It is a slow advance, the invasion began in the Spring. Novgorod is put to siege.
  • 1722, Novgorod falls, mini campaigns begin in the region. Ottomans further weaken the Russians in the south. Cossacks rise in number, only 10,000 of the 30,000 would be fighting for Russia, a lot declared neutrality.
  • 1723, majority of the occupied territories are developed into Swedish control. Sweden and Ottomans lead mini raids into Moscow lead by the Cossacks. The Lithuanian Revolt of 1723 begins, lead by nobles due to the Ottomans being in their territory without their permission. The rebels number at 4,000. Karl XII leads his army to defeat the rebels in November after securing the Novgorod region.
  • 1724, in Spring the rebellion is defeated. The Caroleans, Turkish, Polish-Lithuanian and Cossacks lead a Siege on Moscow.
  • The Siege is established in 1725, soon after Peter dies, part of the Russian garrison revolts, but is defeated by the rest of the garrison, Catherine I succeeds her husband and raises morale to her men. The Alliance leads an assault during the revolt but are repulsed.
  • 1726, the Siege continues, mini revolts and riots plague Moscow as thousands of Civillians and soldiers die to starvation, dehydration, disease and the siege.
  • In 1727, Catherine passes away and the Civillians storm the palace establishing a regency council among the most beloved in Moscow, they negotiate peace with the besieges. The Cossack Hetmanate is given independence, Occupied territories by Sweden are put under Swedish control. Except Moscow. Ottomans annex some territory along their Crimean-Russian border beefing up their territory. Russia pays over 12 million currency total to the Ottomans, Cossack and Swedish. Karl XII declares the Swedish Empire. The Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the Grand Principality of Karelia are formed as Swedish Loyalists and vassals. Denmark is independent but is influenced by Sweden. Norway annexes Faroe, Iceland and Greenland. Sweden annexes Gdynia, Kurland, Trondelag, Petsamo, Outer Finland, Pskov, Bornholm, Danish Gold Coast and Novgorod are annexed by Sweden. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth declares allegiance to Sweden. Holstein-Gottorp annexes most of Holstein.
  • 1728, Karl XII continues slow and minor reforms that will be effective in the long run and centralization of Poland-Lithuania. Recovery continues. Poles scheme.
  • 1729, The Polish continue preparing and scheming. A Russian noble in the PLC starts a rebellion, he is crushed in just a month.
  • 1730, Poles declare revolution with an army of 40,000 realizing what Karl XII is doing. The rebels storm Warsaw, capturing Stanislaw I and declaring him false. Austria, Prussia and Saxony send support to the rebels.
  • 1731, Karl XII crushes the rebel army during the Siege of Krakow. A quarter of their army is lost. German Imperial forces rally with the Rebels. In the Battle of Warsaw, the rebels are defeated once again with their allies supporting them. Prussia leaves the war. Austria withdraws half of its support.
  • 1732, The Swedes crush the Saxon-Polish armies again at Gdynia. In July 12th, the rebel council is captured. The rebellion still continues at a much more disorganized smaller size.
  • 1733, another group of rebels are captured at a small village near Minsk. In the Battle of Sokal, Stanislaw I is rescued. A few weeks later, the Major rebel council leaders are executed. The rebels surrender. The Sejm is weakened and reduced.
  • 1734, Stanislaw I fabricates an assassination attempt and links it to his biggest opposition. He is removed from the Sejm due to lack of evidence. Karl XII meets with the Austrian Emperor and allows a Swedish invasion of Saxony. Sweden invades Saxony.
  • 1735, Saxony surrenders and Augustus the Strong is removed from power. Karl XII continues to weaken the Sejm, Poles scheme a series of assassination attempts.
  • 1736, the Bjelke King and Karelian Prince are murdered at a dinner party, Karl XII and Christian are able to fend them off with military experience. Stanislaw I is wounded. Russia declares the War of Karelian Succession and invades Karelia. Russia has early success.
  • 1737, Russia is defeated in its Kola Campaign, Arkhangelsk is defended successfully by Sweden. The Rebels of Poland declare revolution, it fails as Caroleans soldiers capture the rebels within the first month. The Sejm surrenders to Sweden, dissolved and declared corrupt. It is replaced by the Moral. The Commonwealth is dissolved. The Union of Poland-Lithuania replaces it. Karl XII's heir is born, Karl XIII, his wife is Stanislaw I's daughter, Anna. His homosexual relationships deteriorate.
  • 1738, after a few skirmishes the nation is secured. Russia sues for peace. A Truce is signed. The Danish King, Christian passes away. The War of Danish Succession begins between the Austrians and Swedes. Sweden calls the French in, the Swedish and French go on the offensive. Prussia joins against Austria, Poland-Lithuania is invaded, with a weak army, Sweden ends its invasion and goes to Poland.
  • 1739, Battle of Krakow, Austria's offensive is defeated and are forced back. Bohemia is invaded after Austria's failed invasion.
  • 1740, The War of Austrian Succession begins, Bavaria, Spain, Naples, Russia and Hannover join the war. Russia just sends some financial support to Austria not wanting to get crushed by Sweden again. Sweden threatens Russia, the Russians surrender.
  • 1741, Sweden retreats after the Siege of Prag, handing over control of the city to France. Danish opposition surrender to Sweden, Christian Ditlev succeeds his father as King of Denmark. Ditlev's relations allows him to broker a peace between the British and Swedish.
  • 1742, The Polish-Lithuanian Imperial Army is founded, 20,000 personnel. The Polish-Lithuanian army supports the defense of Prag, The Poles defend the city of Ostrava after being chased back to the city.
  • 1743, Sweden signs peace with Austria and her allies. Poland-Lithuania annexes Ostrava. Sweden goes into a state of recovery and neutrality. Sweden has been in a state of war for 43 years at different scales.
  • 1744, Karl XII appoints many successful economists to recover the economy. Karl continues stabilizing his country and his economy.
  • 1745, Karl XII hires Adam Smith to fix the economy. Tsarina Elizabeth plots against Karl XII.
  • 1746, The Swedish economy would be on the rise. So is Russia with Elizabeth I ruling the The Tsardom. Sweden and Russia send financial support to their allies in the War of Austrian Succession.
  • 1747, Stanislaw I claims to have rid the Union of Corruption. Adam Smith leaves Sweden after assisting the economy greatly.
  • 1748, the War of Austrian Succession ends mostly historical but France gains some in Belgium. The Swedish continue their rise against Russia.
  • 1749, Tensions rise between Russia and Sweden grow. Karl XII trains and drills the Carolean Army. Both countries prepare to battle it out.
  • 1750, Preparations continues, Karl XII stations his army at Smolensk for a quick decisive victory against Russia. Sweden, Britain, Prussia, and the Ottomans sign an alliance against Austria, France and Russia.
  • 1751, The Austrians declare war.
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