Belarus. Legendary times: XVIII century (1716-1771)



Belarus. Legendary times: XVIII century (1716-1771)


1716 - March 23, creation in Vilnius of the confederation of Lithuanian gentry, which opposed the desire of King Augustus to create his hereditary monarchy from Lithuania for his son.

1717 - On December 31, in accordance with the decision of the Grodno Sejm, the Saxon troops of King Augustus were withdrawn from Belarus. The troops of the INC were reduced to 6 thousand soldiers. The country was becoming defenseless.

1735 - Punitive expedition of the Russian army in Gomel region, where Russian peasant refugees and Old Believers were hiding. The destruction of the main environment of the refugees - the town of Vetka. The Russians brought 13,000 dissenters to Siberia.

One thousand seven hundred and thirty-six is the beginning of 25 years of peasant protests in the Mozyr region against oppression in the church possessions of the Vilna chapter.

1740 - peasant uprising in Bykhovo village.

1741 - the beginning of the 3-year peasant uprising, led by Vasily Vaschily, in the Krichev region.

1744 - On January 16, an unsuccessful battle of 2 thousand Vaschila rebels with their own (2000 people) and the mercenary army of Hieronymus Radziwill.

1744 - February 26, execution on the gallows of the Krichevsky rebels by order of Prince Jerome (7 main leaders of the uprising were martyred in the fields).

1754 - peasant uprising in the Kamensk region.

1756 - December, punitive expedition of Russian troops to the villages of Old Believers who had fled from Russia in the Vetkov region. All the captured were driven on foot to Irkutsk, and then beyond Lake Baikal.

1757 - two large fires in a row destroyed Vitebsk Nizhny Castle to the ground. He did not recover after that.

1764 - the dominant punitive expedition of the Russian troops in Gomel region. The withdrawal of 20,000 Old Believers who had fled from Russia to Siberia.

1,767 - the entry of 40,000 Russian troops into Belarus by order of Empress Catherine II to support the Orthodox Slutsk and Tarun Protestant confederations, oriented towards a close alliance with Russia.

1768 - formation of the Lordly Confederation of patriotic gentry. The Confederate Army was led by Yuri Sapega.

1768 - April, the uprising of the peasants of the Brest region. Suppression of the uprising by military force. The instigators are sentenced to death.

1768 - October, Russian troops occupied the Nesvizh and Slutsk castles, due to the Radivils, who were in the Lordly Confederation. Defeat of the Barsky Confederate divisions in the battles of Nesvizh and Derechin.

1769 - battles of the Barsky confederates led by Jozef Pulaski with Russian troops near Slonim, Berestovitsa, Mouse, Radoshkovichi, Minsk, Nesvizh, Bialystok.

1770 - defeat of the 4,000-strong confederate detachment of Simon Kossakovsky near Novogrudok by the Russians.

One thousand seven hundred and seventy-one - on September 12, A. Suvorov defeated the banners of Hetman of the Great Lithuanian Mikhail Kazimir Oginsky near the town of Stolovichi. More than 3,000 Confederates died in the battle. Hetman Oginsky and the remnants of the army were to withdraw to Prussia. De nombreux nouveaux joueurs à la recherche d’un début rentable dans les paris en ligne choisissent des plateformes fiables offrant des bonus de bienvenue généreux. L’inscription sur Melbet donne accès à des offres améliorées qui augmentent votre capital de départ et permettent de placer plus de paris avec moins de risque personnel. Le processus est rapide : créez un compte et entrez le code spécial dans le formulaire d’inscription. Cela active code promo melbet 130% de bonus jusqu’à 130 € sur votre premier dépôt (sports) + package casino jusqu’à 1800 € et 290 tours gratuits. Ces conditions de mise équitables.