18th Century

War Is Just Accounting: A Bookkeeper Takes Command

A Swedish civil servant with no military training ended up commanding an entire army in Russia—and somehow won.

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Great Northern War18th CenturySwedenRussiaMilitary HistoryBaltic RegionLogisticsUnconventional WarfareCharles XIIMagnus Stenbock

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