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Germany in 1702

Historical records for Germany in 1702, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
12Events
6Named people
8Places
3Categories

Historical records

May

May 1702Withdrawal from WarsawAugustus II the Strong

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

Augustus abandons Warsaw as the Swedish army approaches.

June

June 1702Siege of LandauLouis William Baden-Baden

Landau · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Louis William begins the Imperial siege of the French-held fortress of Landau.

July

19 July 1702Defeat at KliszowAugustus II the Strong

Kliszow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Augustus suffers a major defeat against Charles XII at Kliszow.

September

September 1702Alliance with FranceMaximilian II Emanuel Bavaria

Munich · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Maximilian Emanuel joins France and Spain in the succession war.

September 1702Capture of LandauLouis William Baden-Baden

Landau · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Louis William secures Landau after a prolonged siege.

September 1702Capture of UlmMaximilian II Emanuel Bavaria

Ulm · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Maximilian Emanuel seizes Ulm and opens Bavaria to French cooperation.

October

October 1702Defeat at FriedlingenLouis William Baden-Baden

Friedlingen · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Louis William withdraws after the hard-fought battle of Friedlingen.

Other Events

1702Chief MinisterJohann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg

Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia

1702Chief Minister of PrussiaJohann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Wartenberg becomes the dominant minister in Frederick I's Prussian government.

1702Imperial AllianceFrederick I

Berlin · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Provides troops to support the emperor against France.

1702Prussian War AdministrationJohann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Wartenberg helps administer Prussia's troop and subsidy commitments.

1702Support for FranceJoseph Clemens Bavaria

Cologne · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Joseph Clemens supports the Bourbon alliance and French military access.

Names involved

Augustus II the StrongFrederick IJohann Kasimir Kolbe von WartenbergJoseph Clemens BavariaLouis William Baden-BadenMaximilian II Emanuel Bavaria

Places involved

BerlinCologneFriedlingenKliszowLandauMunichUlmWarsaw

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.