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Sweden in 1702

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

17Records
10Events
4Named people
5Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

14 May 1702Capture of WarsawCharles XII

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

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

14 May 1702Capture of WarsawCharles XII

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles occupies Warsaw during the Swedish advance through Poland.

14 May 1702Capture of WarsawCharles XII

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

Occupies Warsaw during the advance through Poland.

14 May 1702Capture of WarsawCharles XII

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

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

14 May 1702Occupation of WarsawCharles XII

Warsaw · Warfare / Great Northern War

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

May 1702Advance into PolandCharles XII

Poland · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles advances into Poland to remove Augustus II from the coalition.

May 1702Invasion of PolandCharles XII

Poland · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles XII invades Poland-Lithuania and begins a series of victories over Saxon and Polish forces.

May 1702Invasion of PolandCharles XII

Poland · Warfare / Great Northern War

Invades Poland-Lithuania to overthrow Augustus II's influence.

July

19 July 1702Battle of KliszowCharles XII

Kliszow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles defeats the larger Saxon-Polish army at Kliszow under the New Style date.

19 July 1702Battle of KliszowCharles XII

Kliszow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Defeats Augustus II's Saxon-Polish army.

19 July 1702Kliszow CommandCarl Gustav Rehnskiold

Kliszow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Rehnskiold commands Swedish formations during the victory at Kliszow.

19 July 1702Kliszow ServiceMagnus Stenbock

Kliszow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Stenbock serves in the Swedish army during the battle of Kliszow.

July 1702Defeat at HummelshofWolmar Anton von Schlippenbach

Hummelshof · Warfare / Great Northern War

Schlippenbach suffers a severe defeat against Sheremetev in Livonia.

August

August 1702Capture of KrakowCharles XII

Krakow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Captures Krakow and strengthens Swedish pressure on Augustus II.

August 1702Capture of KrakowCharles XII

Krakow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Charles captures Krakow and increases pressure on Augustus II.

August 1702Capture of KrakowCharles XII

Krakow · Warfare / Great Northern War

Krakow falls during Charles XII's Polish campaign against Augustus II.

Other Events

1702Anti-Augustus CampaignCharles XII

Poland · Warfare / Great Northern War

Focuses on removing Augustus II from the war.

Names involved

Carl Gustav RehnskioldCharles XIIMagnus StenbockWolmar Anton von Schlippenbach

Places involved

HummelshofKliszowKrakowPolandWarsaw

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.