Charles XII
Americannoun
noun
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The war dragged on for years, with Charles XII dying fighting a rebellion in Norway in 1718, leaving no heir.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Charles XII faced by an attempt by Denmark, joined by the German princedom of Saxony, to reassert its sovereignty in 1700.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
They reported that the Russians' southern Commander, Marshal Semion Budenny, had set up a strong defensive zone near Poltava, where in 1709 Peter the Great finally stopped the aggrandizement of Sweden's Charles XII.
From Time Magazine Archive
Charles XII, boy king of Sweden, beats Peter on the battlefield.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore one evening after supper, Mr. Rudge, still at Charles XII of Sweden, was startled painfully when "The Adventures of Dick Smith on the High Seas," by Henry Harper, Chapter One, was shown to him.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
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