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Thorn in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Thorn in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1703–1793

Historical events in Thorn

1703

1703
Defence of Thorn
Christoph Heinrich von Kanitz · Great Northern War

Kanitz commands the Saxon garrison defending Thorn.

1793

23 January 1793
Capture of Thorn
Frederick William II · House of Hohenzollern

Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland

23 January 1793
Rule of Thorn
Frederick William II · House of Hohenzollern

Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Thorn. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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