Historical place archive

River Don in History

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

17 records7 event labels7 people1671โ€“1942

Historical events in River Don

1671

14 April 1671
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Alexis I Mikhaylovich ยท House of Romanov

The peasant leader, Razin, is captured by the Cossacks on the Don

14 April 1671
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Alexis I Mikhaylovich ยท Revolution of Russia

The peasant leader, Razin, is captured by the Cossacks on the Don

14 April 1671
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Alexis I Mikhaylovich ยท Civil War

The peasant leader, Razin, is captured by the Cossacks on the Don

14 April 1671
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Alexis I Mikhaylovich ยท Military

The peasant leader, Razin, is captured by the Cossacks on the Don

1918

1918
Don Cossack Forces
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov ยท Russian Civil War

Krasnov commands anti-Bolshevik Cossack forces during the opening stages of the civil conflict.

1918
Don Cossack Government
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov ยท Revolution of Russia

Krasnov becomes a leading figure among Don Cossacks opposing Bolshevik authority after returning to the region.

1918
Don Cossack Government
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov ยท Revolution of Russia

Krasnov organises military forces among the Don Cossacks during the early Russian Civil War.

1918
Don Military Authority
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov ยท Russian Civil War

Krasnov maintains military authority over the Don Cossack region during the civil war.

May 1918
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov ยท World War, 1st

A rebellion in the River Don results in Krasnov establishing military rule

May 1918
Reballion of Rebels in River Don
Petr Nikolaevich Krasnov ยท Revolution of Russia

A rebellion in the River Don results in Krasnov establishing military rule

1919

1919
Don Cossack Defeat
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov ยท Russian Civil War

Krasnov's position weakens as Bolshevik forces gain ground in the Don region.

1942

16 July 1942
Commander of Sixty Second Army
Vassili Chuikov ยท Military

Appointed Commander of the Sixty Second Army

16 July 1942
Commander of Sixty Second Army
Vassili Chuikov ยท World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Sixty Second Army to hold the Germans west of the River Don

16 July 1942
Siege of River Don
Konstantin Kirkovich Abramov ยท World War, 2nd

Give the task of defending the River Don

25 July 1942
Siege of River Don
Vassili Chuikov ยท World War, 2nd

The Germans attack the 64th Army on the River Don

25 July 1942
Siege of River Don
Wolfram von Richthofen ยท World War, 2nd

The Germans attack the 64th Army on the River Don

26 July 1942
Siege of River Don
Alexander Utvenko ยท World War, 2nd

The 33rd Guards lose 1,000 men & are forced to retreat

Provenance

About these place records

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