BattleGuess is a free online history trivia game where players identify famous historical battles from images. It covers battles from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to the World Wars, with 5 different game modes including classic, year, campaign, daily challenge, and multiplayer challenges.

How do you play BattleGuess?

You are shown an image of a historical battle and must guess which battle it depicts. You can use hints (at a point cost) to help identify the battle. Choose from 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess the year), Campaign (progressive missions), Daily (new challenge every day), and Challenge (compete with friends).

Is BattleGuess free to play?

Yes, BattleGuess is completely free to play. No account or download is required — just visit battleguess.app and start playing in your browser on any device.

What historical periods does BattleGuess cover?

BattleGuess covers battles from 8 historical eras: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, Ottoman and Islamic Empires, East Asia, Colonial and Napoleonic Era, American Wars, and World Wars. Each era has multiple battles at easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

What game modes are available in BattleGuess?

BattleGuess offers 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess when the battle took place), Campaign (complete themed missions), Daily Challenge (new battle every day), and Challenge (create shareable challenges for friends).

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⛵ Colonial & Napoleonic Erahard

Battle of Poltava

1709 CE · Ukraine

Quick Facts

Year: 1709 CE
Location: Ukraine
Era: ⛵ Colonial & Napoleonic Era
Difficulty: hard

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Poltava

Tsar Peter the Great's reformed Russian army decisively defeated King Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava, ending Sweden's era as a great European power. Charles XII, wounded days before the battle, commanded from a stretcher as his exhausted and outnumbered army attacked prepared Russian positions and was shattered. The victory transformed Russia from a peripheral kingdom into a major European power, secured Peter's modernizing reforms, and shifted the balance of power in Northern and Eastern Europe permanently.

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After Poltava, Charles XII of Sweden fled to the Ottoman Empire where he stayed for five years, essentially becoming a guest-prisoner while trying to convince the Sultan to attack Russia.