Narva

city in Estonia

9 dated entries naming Narva, drawn from 9 separate years between 1483 CE and 1919 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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15th century

1483The Prince of Moscow builds the fortress of Ivangorod, facing Narva.source

16th century

1581September 6 – A mercenary army of Sweden, under Pontus De la Gardie, captures Narva from Russia.source

17th century

1658December 20 – Representatives of the Russian Empire and the Swedish Empire sign the Treaty of Valiesar at the Valiesar Estate near Narva, part of modern-day Estonia. In return for ceasing hostilities between the two empires in the Second Northern War, Russia is allowed to keep captured territories in Livonia (part of modern-day Latvia) for a term of three years.source
1700September – A Russian army invades Swedish Estonia, and besieges the town of Narva.source

18th century

1704Great Northern War: Russian troops under Tsar Peter the Great capture Tartu and Narva.source

19th century

1890August – Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Alexander III meet at Narva.source

20th century

1917December 23 (N.S.) (December 10, O.S.) – A local plebiscite supports transferring Narva and Ivangorod (Jaanilinn) from the Petrograd Governorate, to the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia.source
1918November 28 – Estonian War of Independence: The Red Army invades Estonia, starting the war. The Commune of the Working People of Estonia is established as a Soviet puppet state in Narva on the next day.source
1919January 18 – Estonian War of Independence: Estonian forces liberate Narva, expelling the Red Army from Northern Estonia.source