Russian victory in the Battle of Poltava determined the end of the Great Northern War.Russian army has shown all its power on her side voluntarily crossed several European countries.However, the euphoria after the victory of the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea did not last as long as desired.She soon gave way to the threat of a new war in the south of the country already.Crimean Khan and the ruling circles of Turkey have not forgotten about the defeat in the Azov campaigns and want to take revenge.Attached to this hand and Karl XII, who was in Turkey and European countries such as Austria, France, England, and also tried to Venice.A strong Russia did not need anyone.In 1710, its Ambassador, PA Tolstoy, the Turks put him in the local jail, and immediately declared war on Russia.
winter of 1711 Prut campaign entered the active phase.Crimean Khan promptly went to Kharkov, but the raid was immediately recaptured.Also defeated forces were Tatars, Poles and some Cossacks from the territory of the Right-Bank Ukraine.
Russian army continued Prut campaign, moving to the south.This area was chosen because of the expectation of aid promised by Dmitry Cantemir Moldovan ruler, Brancovan, Wallachian ruler, and Augustus II and Austrian Serbs.In total, the Russian side had come eighty thousandth army.In addition, out of Riga to the Dniester May 15 had come shelves BP Sheremetev.
However, those plans went awry.First, more than 10 days late Sheremet.But by that time the Turkish army, which numbered one hundred and twenty thousand people have already built a bridge across the Danube.Brancovan forbade Serbs to pass through his land and gave the plans of Russian Turkish vizier.Dmitry Kantemir yet joined the squad Sheremetev, but with a very small force.And Augustus II so do not send anyone.The situation worsened further and disobedience Sheremetev.It is, contrary to the command of the Emperor, did not leave the main force at the Dniester and sent fifteen thousandth army of the Danube, to prevent the appearance of the Turks there.Finding that the Turks had already settled on the Danube, Prut campaign Sheremetev sent down along the river Prut.Peter 1 sent to the Danube another cavalry corps.But by early June the main Russian forces were concentrated on the Dniester and surrounded the bridge around him.
Thus, the troops of the empire lost and time, and the ability to maneuver freely.However, the Prut campaign continued even on the bare, parched steppes, in appalling conditions.1 Peter himself recalled how water shortages soldiers nose, mouth and ears were bleeding.
the end of June through the Prut to build bridges, and exhausted troops entered in Iasi.Cantemir promised to supply them with bread (which ended even near the Dniester River), but due to the poor harvest was able to send only the oxen and sheep.Do not get on the Danube for the Russian meant to remain without the support of the Slavic peoples.There was no intelligence at the proper level.As a result, Russian troops were surrounded in excess of three times the forces of the enemy.Of course the battle began on July 9.The enemy, too, had no consensus on how to wage war.Swedes offered to take opponents into submission, and the vizier chose to start the fight.Once during the battle the Ottomans suffered heavy losses, their soldiers July 10 refused to fight.Negotiations were two days.By Peter I on July 11 from the Turks PP Shafirov I went and reported the terms of the peace.According to him the Russian Turks were obliged to return and destroy the Azov Taganrog.Russia also had to miss Charles II of Sweden and does not deal with the Polish problem.
Overall Prut campaign of Peter 1 suffered a tragic setback, but the cost and delivery of small losses Turkey PP Shafirov and Michael, the son of Sheremetev, as hostages.Since then Peter I significantly limited the number of foreigners in their shelves.
