The Carolean Death March (Swedish: karolinernas dödsmarsch), also known as the Catastrophe on Øyfjellet (Swedish: katastrofen på Öjfjället) was the disastrous retreat by a force of Swedish soldiers (known as Caroleans), under the command of Carl Gustaf Armfeldt, across the Tydal mountain range in Trøndelag around the new year 1718–1719.

A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees in which individuals are left to die along the way. It is distinguished in this way from simple prisoner transport via foot march. Article 19 of the Geneva Convention requires that prisoners must be moved away from a danger zone such as an advancing front line, to a place that may be …

Three thousand of them died of exposure in the snow during the Carolean Death March. 19th century. During the Finnish War, the Russian army unexpectedly crossed the frozen Gulf of Bothnia from Finland to Åland and, by 19 March 1809, reached the Swedish shore within 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Swedish capital, Stockholm. This daring maneuvre ...

The Swedish Empire was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries (Swedish: Stormaktstiden, "the Era of Great Power"). The beginning of the empire is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and its end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the …

The Battle of Poltava (8 July 1709) was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War.A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army, under the command of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld.The battle put an end to the status of the Swedish Empire as a European great power, as well as its eastbound expansion, and marked the beginning of …

Trivia []. The Swedish civilization's symbol is the Three Crowns, which appear on the Swedish coat of arms.; The Swedish civilization ability is named after the prizes established by the 19th-century Swedish scientist to reward those considered to have made great contributions to humanity in different fields during the preceding year.; Before the Swedish civilization was …

After the death of Charles XII, Sweden still refused to make peace with Russia on Peter's terms. Despite a continued Swedish naval presence and strong patrols to protect the coast, small Russian raids took place in 1716 at Öregrund, while in July 1717 a Russian squadron landed troops at Gotland who raided for supplies. To place pressure on ...

A natural disaster is a sudden event that always causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes etc. To be classified as a disaster, it will have profound environmental effect and/or human loss and …

The Caroline era is the period in English and Scottish history named for the 24-year reign of Charles I (1625–1649). The term is derived from Carolus, the Latin for Charles. The Caroline era followed the Jacobean era, the reign of Charles's father James I & VI (1603–1625), overlapped with the English Civil War (1642–1651), and was followed by the English Interregnum until The …

Caroleans (Swedish: karoliner), from Carolus, the Latin form of the name Charles, is a term used to describe soldiers of the Swedish army during the reigns of Kings Charles XI and Charles XII of Sweden, and specifically from 1680, when Charles XI instituted an absolute monarchy and embarked on a series of sweeping military reforms, to the death of Charles XII in 1718.

Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powys) is a British medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys.The seat of the Herbert family, Earls of Powis, the castle is known for its formal gardens and for its interiors, the former having been described as "the most important", and the latter "the most magnificent", in Wales. The castle and garden are under …

Carolean Death March tại Thụy Điển, Na Uy năm 1719; Bão. Bão, bão nhiệt đới là hai cái tên khác nhau cho cùng một hiện thượng một hệ thống bão xoáy hình thành trên đại dương. Cơn bão trên Đại Tây Dương gây thiệt hại nhân mạng lớn nhất là bão Bhola năm 1970 đã tàn phá ...

Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha.The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia.It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across …

大北方戦争 戦争：大北方戦争 : 年月日：1700年 - 1721年: 場所：北東ヨーロッパ: 結果：スウェーデン側の敗北、帝政ロシアの成立 : 交戦勢力 スウェーデン・バルト帝国 ポーランド・リトアニア共和国（1704年 - 1709年） オスマン帝国（1710年 - 1714年） ヘーチマン国家（1708年 - …