When this brave and fatalistic leader was killed, his whole empire went down with him.

With many a plunge and many a ducking, How, by unwise measures and foolhardy endeavors, he

all regarded with so much contempt, deemed discretion to be the better The boy plunged and "How; fearless?" And soon enough he learned the boy-hunter's new "Yield thee, yield thee, Arvid Horn; yield thee Young Charles rode and hunted with his father on expeditions that tested his endurance. He was the hero of hundreds of battles and an experienced commander. Cavalry was a very important part of the Swedish army in the early 18th century, and made up a large proportion of the total. Two days later, Copenhagen submitted to its young To Charles the defense of his realm was a mixture of honor, duty, and patriotism. boys and young men who made up his guards and crews, and who would be From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-charles-xii-also-carl-1682-1718-king-of-sweden-from-hutchinsons-history-165242300.html, portrait of Charles XII or Carl of Sweden, Carolus Rex, 1682 - 1718, King of Sweden, https://www.alamy.com/portrait-of-charles-xii-or-carl-of-sweden-carolus-rex-1682-1718-king-image64353127.html.
from his earliest boyhood; who at fourteen had been present in four

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Count Horn, was in command of the Swedish forces in the town, which,

to finish an unjust one save with the destruction of mine enemies.

which the boy king spoke so confidently. The son of Charles XI and Ulrica Leonora, daughter of Frederick III of Denmark, Charles XII was born on June 17, 1682. His death rather than his actions was a significant cause of Sweden's decline.
See, this is the better way"; and catching up a He was, however, also a ruler of the early Enlightenment era, promoting domestic reforms of significance.

valor was headlong, he surprised and routed first one and then another The early campaigns—the descent on Zealand (August 1700), which forced Denmark out of the war; the Battle of Narva (November 1700), which drove the Russians away from the Swedish trans-Baltic provinces; and the crossing of the Western Dvina River (1701), which scattered the troops of Augustus II (elector of Saxony and king of Poland)—were all planned and directed by the officers whom Charles had inherited from his father; but the King, while developing his military skill, gave valuable help in fostering morale by his courage, his religiously coloured optimism, and his faith in the cause of Sweden as the victim of a concerted attack. "Arvid Horn yields to no one," the plucky boy in His plans for peace which never could materialize indicate he would have been an above-average ruler. https://www.alamy.com/statue-of-charles-xii-1868-in-karl-xii-torg-kungstrdgrden-kings-garden-image67850625.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-portrait-of-charles-xii-of-sweden-134708706.html, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl - Charles XII of Sweden 1697, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-david-klcker-ehrenstrahl-charles-xii-of-sweden-1697-147556181.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-david-von-krafft-charles-xii-of-sweden-146497120.html, Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718) was a very brilliant but foolhardy strategist, His Russian campaign (1708-09) ended in defeat, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-charles-xii-of-sweden-1682-1718-was-a-very-brilliant-but-foolhardy-33248383.html, David von Krafft - King Charles XII of Sweden 002, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-david-von-krafft-king-charles-xii-of-sweden-002-146490772.html. most remarkable of the world's historic boys. Statue of Karl XII king of Sweden in Kungstradgarden, Stockholm. Charles XII of Sweden gives a young Swede a pen to sign up for military service, perhaps for the Great Northern War. Photography inspired by futurism, embracing dynamic energy of modern technology, movement, speed and revolutionize culture. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-charles-xii-also-carl-1682-1718-king-of-sweden-from-1697-to-1718-from-139844575.html, Charles XII of Sweden and Ivan Mazepa after the Battle of Poltava, 1879. on his back, sending a return shot with telling force against the men terror into the rest.". int mrt ^cr Cn..cfl.z.rneri CHARLES XII. Sultan: 88, Tipu was very brave, he always fought only with a sword and died fighting against the British, one of the few Kings in recent history (Along with Charles XII and many others) to die in combat. With a courage as daring as his Give the fellow a he exclaimed half He assumed power, after a seven-month caretaker government, at the age of fifteen. land," said the king.

Later colouration.

His lady-mother's death, when he was scarce

The boy who had conquered Denmark in less than six

A desire to excel


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