May 16(old style May 28), 1812 – Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. A part of Moldavia, Bessarabia, is annexed by Imperial Russia. Under its terms, the eastern half of the Principality of Moldavia, between Prut and Dniester Rivers, with an area of 45,630 km2 (17,617.8 sq mi) (Bessarabia), was ceded by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a vassal) to Russia. Also, Russia obtained trading rights on the Danube. A truce was signed with the rebelling Serbs and autonomy given to Serbia. The treaty, signed by the Russian commander Mikhail Kutuzov, was ratified by Alexander I of Russia just one day before Napoleons invasion of Russia, in July 5. In Transcaucasia, the Ottomans renounced its claims to most of western Georgia, but retained control of Akhalkalaki, Poti, and Anapa previously captured by the Russo-Georgian troops in the course of the war. Photo, Southeast Europe in 1812 Principalities of Moldavia, Wallachia and The Grand Principality of Transylvania, between the Second Partition of Poland, from 1793, and the Treaty of Bucharest, 1812 Cetatea Albă/Belgorod/Білгород/Akkerman/Dnyeszterfehérvár/Białogród nad Dniestrem(now situated in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine) was one of the many important fortresses in Bessarabia. Administrative map of the Governorate of Bessarabia in February 1942.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 14:00:14 +0000
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