Post by History Defender on Jun 23, 2015 22:32:50 GMT
In 1706, after Augustus II was deposed from Poland and Charles XII had won multiple victories against most of the forces, Peter I offered to return all of Sweden's Baltic possessions except St. Petersberg, which had been founded in 1703, as a peace deal. Charles XII, being the stubborn ruler he is, refused, and continued to launch an attack that lead to a devastating loss in Poltava, a Russian resurgence in the war, an incredibly prolonged war, and eventually the death of Charles himself.
What if Charles's arrogance subsided for a moment? Charles could've taken the last enemy out of the war, and would have staved off the anti-Swedish forces to be conquered another time. One of the anti-Sweden nations, Poland, was now an ally! There's quite a few reasons to take the offer.
And if he were to win, how would the rest of Charles XII's reign go? He was the last absolute monarch in Sweden, and was a military man. Would he campaign further, and if so, against who?
What if Charles's arrogance subsided for a moment? Charles could've taken the last enemy out of the war, and would have staved off the anti-Swedish forces to be conquered another time. One of the anti-Sweden nations, Poland, was now an ally! There's quite a few reasons to take the offer.
And if he were to win, how would the rest of Charles XII's reign go? He was the last absolute monarch in Sweden, and was a military man. Would he campaign further, and if so, against who?