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On a cold morning of November 29th, 1700, the Swedish army deployed some distance from the city of Narva. Commanded by King Charles XII, the Swedes faced a Russian army outnumbering them at least three to one, commanded by the appointees of Tsar Peter, known to history as Peter the Great. The Russians deployed behind a long line of a well-prepared network of trenches and earthworks. A strong defensible position. The Swedes, meanwhile, were weary and cold, having endured a difficult march in harsh winter conditions. They were now arrayed in the open, withstanding a heavy snowstorm. But the young energetic Charles roused the men once more. To the sound of trumpets, he commanded a frontal assault on the entrenched Russian positions. The first major battle of the Great Northern War, was about to begin… By the dawn of the 18th century, Sweden was the “Mistress of the North,” an imperial power whose greatness was both feared and admired. The Baltic was a “Swedish Lake,” controlled