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What if Sweden was able to beat the Russians at Poltava. In beginning of the battle in OTL things were looking good for Sweden, the first line of battlements was taken and the Russians pulled back. However, the Russians were allowed time to recover from the attack and then broke the Swedish line. So lets say that the success of the beginning of the battle snowballs into a retreat. Peter is beaten by a force less than an eighth his size. Could the Swedes still win the Great Northern War or was it to far gone by then? Could a win at Poltava inspire the 30,000 cossacks promised to Charles to revolt? Or was the war to far gone?
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