Historical place archive

Narva in History

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

14 records5 event labels5 people1700โ€“1700

Historical events in Narva

1700

November 1700
Defence of Narva
Henning Rudolf Horn ยท Great Northern War

Henning Rudolf Horn commands the Swedish garrison at Narva during the Russian siege.

November 1700
Siege of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII leads the Swedish relief army toward Narva while Russian troops besiege the fortress.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Carl Gustav Rehnskiold ยท Great Northern War

Carl Gustav Rehnskiold helps command the Swedish attack at Narva.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII defeats Peter I's much larger Russian army at Narva and captures guns and supplies.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII defeats Peter I's much larger Russian army at Narva.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII leads a smaller Swedish army to victory over Peter I's larger Russian force at Narva.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Defeats a much larger Russian army outside Narva.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Henning Rudolf Horn ยท Great Northern War

Henning Rudolf Horn commands the Swedish garrison at Narva before Charles XII relieves the fortress.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Magnus Stenbock ยท Great Northern War

Magnus Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the victory at Narva.

30 November 1700
Battle of Narva
Otto Vellingk ยท Great Northern War

Otto Vellingk serves among the senior Swedish officers during Charles XII's Narva campaign.

30 November 1700
Relief of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII defeats the Russian army besieging Narva and relieves the Swedish fortress.

30 November 1700
Relief of Narva
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Relieves the Swedish fortress and captures Russian artillery.

30 November 1700
Strategic Decision
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

After Narva, Charles XII turns south toward Livonia and Poland-Lithuania rather than invading Russia.

December 1700
Strategic Decision
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Turns south against Augustus II rather than marching directly on Moscow.

Provenance

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