War

Battle of Jutland (1916)

On 31 May/1 June 1916, the Battle of Jutland was fought between the world’s two largest navies – the German High Seas Fleet and the British Grand Fleet. The main naval encounter of the First World Wa...

Battle of Hangö (1714)

On 24 July 1714, Peter the Great joined the Russian naval forces anchored under the command of Admiral Fyodor Apraxin at the village of Tvärminne in the Finnish skerries, six miles east of Cape Hangö...

Russo-Turkish War (1828–29)

In 1821, the Greeks revolted and launched a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire, who responded by slaughtering the local population. Russia, France and Great Britain decided to intervene o...

Russo-Persian War (1826–28)

On 16 July 1826, an enormous Persian army invaded the southern domains of the Russian Empire, but was routed in several battles. On 10 February 1828, Persia surrendered and signed the Treaty of Turkm...

Crimean War (1853–56)

Russia expanded down the eastern and western shores of the Black Sea in the first half of the nineteenth century, hoping to eventually gain possession of Constantinople and the Turkish Straits. The d...

Caucasian War (1817–64)

The Caucasian War flared up after Russia moved troops into the mountains in 1817 and founded the fortress of Grozny on the River Sunzha in 1818. The brutal policies of the commander-in-chief, General...

Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

In 1877, Russia declared war against Turkey in support of the Balkan nations, who were fighting for their independence from the Ottoman Empire. The Russian forces crossed the River Danube and quickly...

Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)

In 1904, Russia and Japan came to blows in the Far East over their failure to agree on spheres of influence in Korea and China. Japan was much better prepared for war, and the Russian army and navy s...

First World War (1914–18)

On 1 August 1914, Russia entered the First World War on the side of France and Great Britain against Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first action on the Eastern Front was the Russian attack on East ...

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