Which countries were participants in the Northern War? what goals did they pursue?

This is a military conflict in northern Europe from 1700 to 1721. Initially, Denmark, Saxony, Poland (the Saxon prince ruled there) and Russia took part in the Northern War. they fought against Sweden and the Duchy of Holstein.

The goals were as follows:

Denmark sought to weaken Sweden on land and sea.
Saxony and Poland wanted the same thing and probably expand their sphere of influence in the south of the Baltic.
For Russia, the main goal was to enter the Baltic Sea and revise the unsuccessful treaties with Sweden from 1617 and 1661.

Later, other countries were drawn into the war. For example, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate in 1711-1714, the Cossacks of Hetman Mazepa fought on the side of Charles XII for a short period from 1709 to 1714.



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