Passage: The war between Russia and Sweden continued after the disaster of Poltava in 1709, though the shattered Swedish continental army could provide very little help. Russia captured Viborg  in 1710 and successfully held it against Swedish attempts to retake the town in 1711. In 1712 the first Russian campaign to capture Finland began under the  command of General Admiral Fyodor Apraksin. Apraksin gathered an army of 15,000 men at Vyborg and started the operation in late August. Swedish General Georg Henrik Lybecker chose not to face the Russians with his 7,500 men in the prepared positions close to Vyborg and instead withdrew west of Kymijoki river using scorched earth tactics. Apraksin's forces reached the river but chose not to cross it and instead withdrew back to Vyborg, likely due to problems in supply. Swedish efforts to maintain their defences were greatly hampered by the drain of manpower by the continental army and various garrisons around the Baltic Sea as well as by the plague outbreak that struck Finland and Sweden]] between 1710-1713, which devastated the land killing, amongst others, over half of the population of Helsingfors .
By how many men did the Russian army outnumber the Swedish army in 1712? How many more men did General Apraksin have over General Lybecker? How many more men were there in Apraksin's army than Lybecker's? How many people did the Swedish army need to match the size of the Russian army in 1712? How many years after the disaster of Poltava did Russia capture Viborg? How many years did Russia wait before trying to take Finland after they took Viborg? How many years did the plague outbreak affect the Swedish army? How many years did the plaque outbreak that struck Finland last? How many years was between when Russia captured Viborg and Swedish atttempts to retake it? How many years was between when Russia captured Viborg and the first Russian campaign to capture Finland? What happened first, Russia captured Viborg or Swedish attempted to retake the town? What killed the Helsingfors? Which even happened first, the capture of Viborg or the disaster of Poltava? Which event happened first the disaster of Poltava or the attack on Finland? Who had the largest amount of men, Apraksins forces of 15,000 or Lybecker 7,500 men? Who used scorched Earth tactics?