In 1919 during the Russian Civil War, the Red Army, led by the Bolsheviks, launched major offensives against the White Army, pushing them back on multiple fronts across Russia, including in Ukraine, the east, and the west; despite some initial White Army advances, they were ultimately defeated. Then having been forced into retreat, with the tide of the war decisively turning in favor of the Bolsheviks, paving the way for their eventual victory in the conflict.