Treaty of Bucharest
May 28, 1812
Russia ended its long war with the Ottoman Empire in time to face Napoleon, gaining Bessarabia and a breathing space. The timing was masterful - Kutuzov, the negotiator, would command the Russian army against the Grande Armee three months later. European diplomacy had a way of compressing years of suffering into convenient paragraphs.
In context
Also in 1812 (5 other events on record)
- Grande Armée Crosses the Niemen · Europe · War
- Battle of Borodino · Europe · War
- Moscow Burns · Europe · Disaster
- United States Declares War · North America · War
- Detroit Surrenders · North America · War
Before and after in Europe
- Before: 1811: Luddites Smash Frames
- After: May 2, 1813: Lützen and Bautzen
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1811: Luddites Smash Frames
- After: January 14, 1814: Treaty of Kiel
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.