Battle of Lesnaya

A decisive battle of the Great Northern War - a battle where the Russians discovered that the Swedes were not invincible. To see photos of this colourful period being reenacted go to Preobrazhensky Life Guard 1709 - the photo used here is from filming done by the group.
More on the battles here
Russian troops raised for the 1700 campaign

I love this period as it combines my love of the 18th century with my love of the pike - I'd really like to see a group started in the UK to do this period - there were plenty of English and Scots soldiers who fought on both the Russian and Swedish armies as mercenaries. A guide to the armies of the Northern Wars.