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So the battle of Poltava was a battle in 1709. The two combatants were the Empire of Sweden vs. The Tsardom of Russia. During this time in history Sweden was a force to be reckoned with. it was a big player in Europe and had a legendary line of invincible kings leading invincible armies. Charles XII (King of Sweden at the time) could not lead the armies because he had been injured by a Musket-ball that struck his ankle and foot. The Swedes were out numbered 14000- 45000 under Peter I. Charles had won such battles before but could not bring his expertise to bare on the Russian forces. Had the fateful musket ball missed, had Charles gone one to win the battle, could we see a much different Europe than the one today?
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