Complete the sentence about Kuressaare with the correct year: During the Great Northern War, the city suffered heavily from the plague, and eventually burnt to the ground by the invading troops of the Tsardom of Russia in ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1710
During the Great Northern War the city suffered badly from plague and was finally burned to the ground by the invading Russian troops in 1710. It had earlier been given to Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.
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