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<p>[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 8167227, member: 12789"]I am a history buff, and I have been to Poltava. Karl XII was a superior military leader - even Petr I wept when hearing of his death in 1718. Petr I gets a lot of credit in history for the sweeping changes he implemented in Russia but in the end he was still a cruel autocrat. The Great Northern War did see a matchup betwixt two leaders who were incredible tactical leaders.</p><p><br /></p><p>A little story I remember hearing about Karl XII was that he had miniature cannons in the palace that he would fire small projectiles at houseflies.</p><p><br /></p><p>And those infamous "Swedish meatballs" - they probably originated from Karl XII's couple of years in the Ottoman Empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scottishmoney, post: 8167227, member: 12789"]I am a history buff, and I have been to Poltava. Karl XII was a superior military leader - even Petr I wept when hearing of his death in 1718. Petr I gets a lot of credit in history for the sweeping changes he implemented in Russia but in the end he was still a cruel autocrat. The Great Northern War did see a matchup betwixt two leaders who were incredible tactical leaders. A little story I remember hearing about Karl XII was that he had miniature cannons in the palace that he would fire small projectiles at houseflies. And those infamous "Swedish meatballs" - they probably originated from Karl XII's couple of years in the Ottoman Empire.[/QUOTE]
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