Historical place archive

Caucasus in History

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

15 records15 event labels7 people1804โ€“1919

Historical events in Caucasus

1804

1804
Russo-Persian War
Alexander I ยท Russia War

Russia enters a prolonged war with Qajar Persia over control of territories in the South Caucasus.

1820

1820
Major General
Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov ยท Military

Suppresses an insurrection in the Caucasus, for which service he is raised to the rank of major-general

1820
Reballion of Rebels in Caucasus
Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov ยท Military

Suppresses an insurrection in the Caucasus, for which service he is raised to the rank of major-general

1820
Rule of Caucasus
Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov ยท Military

Suppresses an insurrection in the Caucasus, for which service he is raised to the rank of major-general

1839

1839
Governor
Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov ยท Government of Russia

Appointed Governor of Eastern Siberia

1847

1847
Field Ether Anaesthesia
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov ยท Medicine

Uses ether anaesthesia during military surgery in the Caucasus.

1847
Military Anaesthesia
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov ยท Medicine

The achievement marks military anaesthesia as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1864

1864
End of Caucasian War
Alexander II ยท Russia War

Russian victory over remaining Circassian resistance effectively ends the long Caucasian War.

1878

1878
Acquisition of Batum and Ardahan
Alexander II ยท Government of Russia

Russia retains Batum and Ardahan as territorial gains confirmed by the Congress of Berlin.

1902

1902
Earthquake
Nicholas II ยท Government of Russia

An earthquake kills 2000

1903

1903
Decree
Nicholas II ยท Government of Russia

A Tsarist decree confiscates all the property of the Armenian Church in the Caucasus

1917

9 December 1917
White Army
Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev ยท World War, 1st

Forms the 1st White Volunteer units

1919

January 1919
Bolshevik Party
Anton Ivanovich de Ikin ยท Civil War

Drives out the Bolsheviks & leads the White counter-revolutionary forces

January 1919
Capture of Caucasus
Anton Ivanovich de Ikin ยท Civil War

Drives out the Bolsheviks & leads the White counter-revolutionary forces

January 1919
Chief of Staff
Anton Ivanovich de Ikin ยท Civil War

Appointed Commander of the White counter-revolutionary forces

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Caucasus. 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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