Historical place archive

Moldova in History

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

7 records5 event labels4 people1774–1854

Historical events in Moldova

1774

16 July 1774
Rule of Moldova
Catherine II the Great · Russia War

Under the Treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji Moldova is returned to Turkey

1789

1 August 1789
Battle of Foscani
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov · Turkish War, 2nd

Helps defeat the Turks in Moldova & Wallachia

1792

9 January 1792
Rule of Moldova
Catherine II the Great · Turkish War, 2nd

Under the Treaty of Jassy Russia returns Moldova to Turkey

1829

September 1829
Rule of Moldova
Nicholas I · Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity

1853

3 July 1853
Danubian Principalities
Nicholas I · Crimean War

Orders occupation of Moldova and Wallachia after diplomatic negotiations fail.

3 July 1853
Occupation of Moldova
Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov · Crimean War

Commands Russian forces entering Moldova.

1854

1854
Invasion of Moldova
Nicholas I · Crimean War

The Tsar sends his troops into Moldova and Wallachia (the "Danubian Principalities"), Great Britain, seeking to maintain the security of the Ottoman Empire, sends a fleet to the Dardanelles, where it joined another fleet sent by France.

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