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Jan Karol Chodikiewicz Biography and Timeline

Follow Jan Karol Chodikiewicz through 9 dated historical records for Poland.

Jan Karol Chodikiewicz, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1593–1621Years on this page

1593

Marriage

Warfare / Military

Marries Sophia Mielecka

1599

Starosta of Samogitia

Starosta-Samogitia · Warfare / Military

Appointed Starosta of Samogitia

1600

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of Lithuania

1604

Capture of Dorpat

Commander in Chief · Dorpat · Warfare / Military

Captures Dorpat

Honours

Commander in Chief · Warfare / Military

Awarded with the grand baton of Lithuania

1605

Battle of Kircholm

Commander in Chief · Kircholm · Warfare / Military

Annhilates a Swedish army 3 times larger than his own. After defeat at Kircholm Sweden is forced to leave the siege of Riga

Siege of Riga

Commander in Chief · Riga · Warfare / Military

After defeat at Kircholm Sweden is forced to leave the siege of Riga

1619

Battle of Chotin

Chotin · Warfare / Turkey War

Osman II is defeated by Jan Chodikiewicz

1621

Death of Jan Karol Chodikiewicz

Warfare / Military

Death of Jan Chodikiewicz

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.