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Russia in 1702

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

15Records
14Events
6Named people
9Places
4Categories

Historical records

June

June 1702Lake Ladoga OperationsPeter I

Lake Ladoga · Warfare / Great Northern War

Peter supports small-boat operations intended to challenge Swedish control of Lake Ladoga.

July

July 1702Battle of HummelshofBoris Sheremetev

Hummelshof · Warfare / Great Northern War

Sheremetev defeats Schlippenbach's Swedish force at Hummelshof.

August

August 1702Capture at MarienburgCatherine I

Marienburg · House / House of Romanov

Catherine is taken into Russian custody after Marienburg falls.

August 1702Capture of MarienburgBoris Sheremetev

Marienburg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Sheremetev's forces capture Marienburg during the Livonian campaign.

September

September 1702Siege of NoteborgPeter I

Noteborg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Peter begins the siege of the Swedish fortress controlling the Neva outlet.

October

11 October 1702Capture of NoteborgPeter I

Noteborg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Peter captures Noteborg after a thirteen-hour assault under the Russian calendar.

October 1702Assault on NoteborgMikhail Golitsyn

Noteborg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Golitsyn leads Russian guards during the prolonged assault on the fortress.

October 1702Renaming of ShlisselburgPeter I

Shlisselburg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Peter renames captured Noteborg Shlisselburg, meaning key fortress.

October 1702Siege of NoteborgAlexander Menshikov

Noteborg · Warfare / Great Northern War

Menshikov accompanies Peter during the difficult siege of Noteborg.

Other Events

1702Army ContributionFrederick I

Berlin · Warfare / Military

Frederick authorises Prussian contingents for the war against France.

1702Army ReconstructionPeter I

Moscow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Peter continues rebuilding the Russian army after the defeat at Narva.

1702ArrestCatherine I

Marienburg · House / House of Romanov

Becomes a serf of Prince Menshikov during which she is a mistress of Peter the Great

1702ChristeningCatherine I

House / House of Romanov

Received into the Orthodox Church & re-christened

1702Entry into Russian ServiceCatherine I

Livonia · House / House of Romanov

Catherine enters the Russian military household after her capture in Livonia.

1702Prussian Troop SupportFrederick I

Lower Rhine · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Frederick supplies Prussian troops to the Imperial and Allied war effort.

Names involved

Alexander MenshikovBoris SheremetevCatherine IFrederick IMikhail GolitsynPeter I

Places involved

BerlinHummelshofLake LadogaLivoniaLower RhineMarienburgMoscowNoteborgShlisselburg

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.