Victory of the Russian army under the command of Peter the great over the Swedes in the battle of Po

The victory of Russian troops over the Swedes at Poltava was a decisive episode of the great Northern war, which lasted from 1700 to 1721. The main battle for the return of the native Russian lands and access to the Baltic sea, which was fought by the army of Peter the great and Charles XI was held on June 27 (July 8) 1709.