- Denmark had been forced to make peace at Travendal when Sweden threatened Copenhagen
- Russia had a massive defeat
Russia had 40,000 men to Sweden's 8,000!!!
- Russian officers showed a lack of discipline and incompetence
Some troops murdered their own foreign officers and Peter fled the field and hid
- Troops were badly equipped and trained
- 10,000 were killed, 20,000 were taken prisoner and all artillery was taken
Sweden won a short term victory at Narva but in the longer term Russia gained the most from the battle.
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