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Narva
[ nahr-vuh ]
noun
- a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
Narva
/ ˈnarvə /
noun
- a port in Estonia on the Narva River near the Gulf of Finland: developed around a Danish fortress in the 13th century; textile centre. Pop: 66 712 (2007 est)
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Although it took 21 years after Peter ran away at the battle of Narva, Russia finally got a Baltic coastline.
From The Daily Beast
Yam was carried by assault and a force of 20,000 Swedes defeated outside Narva, which place was then invested.
From Project Gutenberg
Thus Narva became the first objective for the armies of Peter.
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His reverse at Narva aroused the Tsar to tremendous exertions.
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King Charles' service is a grand school for soldiers, and that victory of Narva is the most extraordinary one ever seen.
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I think that even you, general, would rather have gone through the battle of Narva, than have spent that night among the wolves.
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