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284 A History of Siveden
Danes will run away from you/’ So it turned out. In
the battle of Helsingborg, 1710, he routed the Danes
after a short and sharp engagement, in which a large
part of the Danish army fell or were taken prisoners.
The rest returned to their home. Since then the Danes
have never crossed the Sound as enemies.
G. CHARLES XII IN TURKEY
Reason for His Stay in Turkey. While the Swedish
possessions on the east side of the Baltic fell into the
hands of the enemy, Charles continued his sojourn in
a foreign land. His first intention was no doubt to
remain in Turkey till his wound was healed. But soon
the thought occurred to him that he might employ the
enmity of Turkey toward Peter, who had seized im-
portant Turkish territories along the Black Sea. Thus
there appeared to Charles the inviting prospect of re-
turning to Russia at the head of a strong Turkish
army. With this he hoped to conquer Peter and to
crush his power.
War between Turkey and Russia. The northern
fugitives succeeded, indeed, in prevailing on the sultan
to declare war on Russia. At the Pruth, Peter with his
army was surrounded by a far superior Turkish force,
and would have been ruined if the Turkish commander
had exerted himself. But he was weak and easily
frightened, and Peter understood the art of negotiat-
ing. So he secured peace on easy terms. Charles, how-
ever, did not give up hope, but remained to continue
his efforts. He did not succeed, however, in getting
any further war under way. .
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