Perevolochna
Perevolochna ({{lang-ua|???????????}}) is a village in Priluky Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine at the bank of the Vorskla river.
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Priluky Raion - District - Chernihiv Oblast - Province - Ukraine - Vorskla
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On July 1st, 1709, three days after the Swedish army had been defeated at the Battle of Poltava, the remainder of the Swedish army under A.L. Lewenhaupt surrendered to Russian Empire General Aleksandr Menshikov near Perevolocha. King Charles XII of Sweden, hetman Ivan Mazepa and Kost Hordiienko with 3,000 Swedes and Cossacks managed to cross the Dnieper river and take refuge into Turkish-held Moldavia.
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July 1st - 1709 - Swedish - Battle of Poltava - Lewenhaupt - Russian Empire - Aleksandr Menshikov - Charles XII of Sweden - Hetman - Ivan Mazepa - Dnieper river - Moldavia
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