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Northern War

(Encyclopedia)Northern War, 1700–1721, general European conflict, fought in N and E Europe at the same time that the War of the Spanish Succession was fought in the west and the south. It arose chiefly from the d...

Elbing

(Encyclopedia)Elbing: see Elbląg, Poland.

Dirschau

(Encyclopedia)Dirschau: see Tczew, Poland.

Dobromierz

(Encyclopedia)Dobromierz, Poland: see Hohenfriedeberg. ...

Allenstein

(Encyclopedia)Allenstein: see Olsztyn, Poland.

Danzig

(Encyclopedia)Danzig: see Gdańsk, Poland.

Hohensalza

(Encyclopedia)Hohensalza: see Inowrocław, Poland. ...

Graudenz

(Encyclopedia)Graudenz: see Grudziądz, Poland. ...

Glatz

(Encyclopedia)Glatz: see Kłodzko, Poland.

Gleiwitz

(Encyclopedia)Gleiwitz: see Gliwice, Poland.