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Kung Karl -> (9/1/2003 10:47:58 PM)
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King Charles XII fought Denmark, Russia and Poland-Saxony. Those were his main enemies. Hannover and Prussia later declared war on Sweden.
My statement about the king fighting alongside his troops was about proving his dedication and warrior character. THe moral boost that was gained was one factor that contributed to the Swedish army reputation as fierce fighters. Of course armies that have their commanders standing on a hill far away can do fight battles just as well.
The Swedish army was diffrent in the way that it was made up of Swedish peasants and not recruited mercenaries. The men were all from the same neigbourhood and fought for eachother better than paid soldiers would have done.
The army was also trained much like the Wehrmacht in WW2, it was an offesive machine and had not trained for defence. This was shown early in the war when the other nations declared war on Sweden but it was Sweden that went on the offensive.
I will continue later, have to go. Sorry about any missspelling i'm in a hurry.
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