Historical place archive

Warsaw in History

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

13 records8 event labels3 people1655โ€“1705

Historical events in Warsaw

1655

8 September 1655
Capture of Warsaw
Arvid Wittenberg ยท Northern War, 2nd

Leads Swedish forces that enter Warsaw during the Deluge

8 September 1655
Capture of Warsaw
Charles X Gustavus ยท Northern War, 2nd

Captures Warsaw during the Swedish invasion of Poland

1656

30 July 1656
Battle of Warsaw
Charles X Gustavus ยท Military

Wins the battle & captures Warsaw for a 2nd time from John II Casimir

1702

14 May 1702
Capture of Warsaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles XII captures Warsaw as the Swedish army advances through Poland.

14 May 1702
Capture of Warsaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Charles occupies Warsaw during the Swedish advance through Poland.

14 May 1702
Capture of Warsaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Occupies Warsaw during the advance through Poland.

14 May 1702
Capture of Warsaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Warsaw falls to Charles XII during the Swedish campaign in Poland.

14 May 1702
Occupation of Warsaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Swedish forces occupy Warsaw after Augustus II fails to block Charles XII's advance.

1704

14 February 1704
Warsaw Confederation
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Backs Polish opponents of Augustus II.

12 July 1704
Election of Stanislaw
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Supports Stanislaw Leszczynski as king of Poland.

1705

1705
Warsaw Crown Policy
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Uses Polish politics to strengthen Stanislaw Leszczynski's royal position.

November 1705
Polish Settlement
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Seeks to secure Poland as a Swedish-aligned ally.

18 November 1705
Warsaw Peace
Charles XII ยท Great Northern War

Supports treaty arrangements with Stanislaw's Polish faction.

Provenance

About these place records

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