Charles XII subjugates Saxony; he dictates the Peace of Altranstaedt.
1708. Russia invaded by Charles XII.
Battle of Oudenarde; victory of Marlborough and Prince Eugene over the
Dukes of Burgundy and Venddme.
1709. Annihilation of the army of Charles XII at Poltava See "DOWNFALL OF CHARLES XII," xii, 352.
Invasion of Sweden by the Danes. Recovery of Poland by Augustus II.
1710. Expulsion of the Danes from Sweden by Stenbock. Request of the Irish Parliament for union with that of Great Britain. "CAPTURE OF PORT ROYAL, CANADA." See xii, 373.
1711. After further successes in Flanders, Marlborough is removed from command; the Whig ministry falls in England.
Under Walker, the English and New England forces make an unsuccessful attempt on Canada.
Having taken up arms for Charles XII, the Turks nearly achieve the ruin of Peter the Great, whose army is hemmed in near the Pruth River; peace arranged, the Turks recovering Azov and other towns.
%1712%. Peace conference at Utrecht.