In this war, the Drabant Corps used a smoke screen as they began an attack by crossing the Düna River. The Georgian prince Alexander of Imereti was captured in a battle during this war, which was the subject of a painting by August von Kotzebue’s son that depicts soldiers retreating from a snow-covered battlefield across a river. One side in this war steadily marched to within close range before releasing a deadly volley using its Ga-Pa tactics. During this war, the treaty of Altranstädt forced Augustus the Strong to renounce the Polish throne. In the Moldavian town of Bender, an Ottoman operation during this war ended with the capture of Charles XII (“the twelfth”). For 10 points, what war’s decisive Battle of Poltava marked the ascendancy of Russia over Sweden in the Baltic region? ■END■
ANSWER: Great Northern War [accept Second Northern War; reject “Northern War” or “First Northern War”]
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