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Russia in 1829

Historical records for Russia in 1829, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

27Records
18Events
5Named people
16Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

January 1829Siege of ShumlaNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

As winter approached, the Russian army is constrained to leave Shumla and retreat back to Bessarabia

May

7 May 1829Siege of SilistraHans Karl von Diebitsch

Silistra · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

60,000 soldiers led by Field Marshall Diebitsch cross the Danube and resume the siege of Silistra

30 May 1829Battle of KulevichaHans Karl von Diebitsch

Kulevicha · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha

30 May 1829Siege of VarnaHans Karl von Diebitsch

Varna · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha

June

19 June 1829Siege of SilistraHans Karl von Diebitsch

Silistra · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Silistra falls to the Russians

27 June 1829Capture of AkhalzicIvan Paskevich

Akhalzic · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

27 June 1829Capture of ErivanIvan Paskevich

Erivan · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

27 June 1829Capture of ErzerumIvan Paskevich

Erzerum · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

27 June 1829Capture of ErzerumAlexander Pushkin

Erzerum · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

27 June 1829Capture of KarsIvan Paskevich

Kars · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

27 June 1829Invasion of AnatoliaIvan Paskevich

Anatolia · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava

July

2 July 1829Invasion of TurkeyHans Karl von Diebitsch

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The contingent of 35,000 Russians move across the mountains, circumventing the besieged Shumla on their way straight to Constantinople. Diebitsch startles the Turks by launching a Transbalkan offensive, the first in the Russian history since the 10th-century campaigns of Svyatoslav I

31 July 1829Invasion of TurkeyHans Karl von Diebitsch

Silven · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Turkish reinforcement is routed near Sliven

August

28 August 1829Invasion of TurkeyHans Karl von Diebitsch

Istanbul · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Diebitsch advances within 68 kilometers of Constantinople, causing panic on the streets of the capital

28 August 1829Invasion of TurkeyNicholas I

Constantinople-Rusia · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Diebitsch advances within 68 kilometers of Constantinople, causing panic on the streets of the capital

September

14 September 1829Invasion of TurkeyHans Karl von Diebitsch

Edirne · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne

14 September 1829Invasion of TurkeyNicholas I

Edirne-Rusia · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne

September 1829Rule of ArmeniaNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia

September 1829Rule of GeorgiaNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia

September 1829Rule of MoldovaNicholas I

Moldova · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity

September 1829Rule of SerbiaNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity

September 1829Rule of WalachiaNicholas I

Walachia · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity

September 1829Treaty of AdrianopleNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

The Treaty of Adrianople gives Russia most of the eastern shore of the Black Sea and the mouth of the Danube.

September 1829Treaty of AdrianopleNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Serbia achieves autonomy and Russia is allowed to occupy Moldova and Walachia (guaranteeing their prosperity, and full "liberty of trade" for them) until Turkey had paid a large indemnity.

September 1829Treaty of AdrianopleNicholas I

Warfare / Russia-Turkey War

Under the Treaty of Adrianople Turkey recognizes Russian sovereignty over Georgia and parts of present-day Armenia.

Other Events

1829Lobachevskian GeometryNikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

Kazan · Science / Mathematics

The achievement marks lobachevskian geometry as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1829Non-Euclidean GeometryNikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

Kazan · Science / Mathematics

Publishes a consistent geometry in which Euclid's parallel postulate does not hold.

Names involved

Alexander PushkinHans Karl von DiebitschIvan PaskevichNicholas INikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

Places involved

AkhalzicAnatoliaConstantinople-RusiaEdirneEdirne-RusiaErivanErzerumIstanbulKarsKazanKulevichaMoldovaSilistraSilvenVarnaWalachia

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.