Historical place archive

River Danube in History

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

6 records5 event labels6 people1789–1944

Historical events in River Danube

1789

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

Suvarov advances & forces the Turks to withdraw to the Danube

1853

4 October 1853
Declaration of War
Nicholas I · Crimean War

Turkey declares war on Russia and crosses the Danube under Omar Pasha.

1854

20 March 1854
Siege of Silistria
Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich · Crimean War

Commands Russian forces during the campaign against Silistria before illness and injury end his active role.

1856

1856
Rule of Danube
Aleksey Fyodorovich Orlov · Crimean War

At the Congress of Paris Russia cedes the mouth of the River Danube.

1856
Rule of Danube
Alexander II · Crimean War

The Danube is controlled by the great powers and an international commission.

1944

25 August 1944
Capture of River Danube
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinowsky · World War, 2nd

Malinovsky links up with General Tolbukhins Army in the Danube Delta

Provenance

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