Augustus II the Strong Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Augustus II the Strong, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1701–17035 events4 places

Chronological biography

1701

Defeat at the Duna9 July 1701

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Elector of Saxony · Riga

Augustus fails to prevent Charles XII from crossing the Duna.

Polish-Saxon DefenceDecember 1701

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Elector of Saxony · Warsaw

Augustus organises resistance to the approaching Swedish campaign in Poland.

1702

Withdrawal from WarsawMay 1702

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Elector of Saxony · Warsaw

Augustus abandons Warsaw as the Swedish army approaches.

Defeat at Kliszow19 July 1702

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Elector of Saxony · Kliszow

Augustus suffers a major defeat against Charles XII at Kliszow.

1703

Saxon Recovery Efforts1703

Warfare / Great Northern War · King · Elector of Saxony · Dresden

Augustus attempts to rebuild his forces after further Swedish victories.

Titles and roles

King · Elector of Saxony

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.