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of the partitions of Poland to Austria, Prussia, and Russia, in 1772,
1793, and 1795.
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of Russia: The conquests of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great,
1689-1796. Russian territory expanded to include, among other
areas, the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), regions along
the northern portion of the Black Sea, and Kirghiz, as well as expansion
into Siberia.
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of France: Acquisitions of King Louis XIV.
The
Siege of Magdeburg, Germany, 1630-1631 (part of the Thirty Years' War).
Engraving from a book published in 1637.
Battle
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