The Carolingian army's desperate struggle in 1708 - Swedish History online magazine

In 1703, history took a new turn when Tsar Peter I of Russia founded Saint Petersburg at the mouth of the Neva. At the same time, bloody battles were taking place over vast areas of northeastern Europe, during the Great Northern War, where Charles XII successfully led the main Swedish army into Poland. But then the tide of war turned. Towards Saint Petersburg is the story of the Neva Train of 1708 and the Carolingian army’s… Source