BattisRussiaMilitary By Colidbat Mar 6, 1500 Ivan III Conquers Lithuania Mar 6, 1505 Ivan III Replaced by Basil II Mar 6, 1532 Basil II Conquers Tatar khanate of Kazan. Mar 6, 1547 Basil II Succeeded by His Son Ivan IV Mar 6, 1550 Ivan IV Reforms the Russian Army Mar 6, 1556 Ivan IV Conquers khanate of Astrakhan, Russia Expands to the Caspian Sea. Period: Mar 6, 1556 to Mar 6, 1563 Russia in War against Livonian Order and Tatar Khanates. Period: Mar 6, 1565 to Mar 6, 1579 Crimea and Siberia Fight Against Russia while Ivan IV terrorizes the populace. Period: Mar 6, 1582 to Mar 6, 1591 Russia continues to fight Siberia and Tatar Khanates. Ivan IV's son Fodor takes command. Mar 6, 1598 Russia finally defeats the Tatars. Boris Godunov takes command. Mar 6, 1605 Godunov is killed in a coup. Basil IV takes command. Mar 6, 1610 Poland invades and takes over Russia. Mar 6, 1613 Civil war and rebellion ends. Russia has been devastated. Mar 6, 1648 Ukraine rises up against Russia and Poland. Period: Mar 6, 1653 to Mar 6, 1654 Religious civil war breaks out and Russia again delcares war on Poland. Mar 6, 1676 Fyodor III takes charge and tries to return order to Russia. Mar 6, 1686 Russia and Poland sign a peace treaty. Mar 6, 1700 Russia and Turkey sign a peace treaty after years of border conflicts. Period: Mar 6, 1707 to Mar 6, 1709 Sweden invades Russia and if eventually defeated. Mar 6, 1726 Russia and Austria officially become allies. Period: Mar 6, 1733 to Mar 6, 1735 Russia and Austria fight and win against France in the War of the Polish Secession. Mar 6, 1742 Russia conquers Sweden. Mar 6, 1762 Ekaterina II stages coup. Period: Mar 6, 1768 to Mar 6, 1774 Russia invades, defeats, and steals land from Ottoman Empire. Mar 18, 1779 Russia Annexes Crimea Mar 18, 1787 The Ottomans and Sweden go to war against Russia and Austria Mar 18, 1792 Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire and gains control of Southern Ukraine. Mar 18, 1793 Russia conquers Poland and splits Poland's land between Russia and Prussia. Mar 18, 1794 Russia and Prussia quell a revolt in Poland. Mar 18, 1798 Russia sends troops to help push French forces out of Italy. Mar 18, 1800 Russian forces pull out of Italy and retreat to Southern Germany. Mar 18, 1804 Persia declares war on Russia. Mar 18, 1806 Russia and Britain delcare war on the Ottoman Empire. Mar 18, 1809 Russia invades Sweden and takes over Finland. Mar 18, 1810 Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire and gains more land. Mar 18, 1812 Napoleon invades Russia, but fails due to scorched earth tactics. Mar 18, 1813 Persia surrenders to Russia. Mar 18, 1825 Aristocratic army officers launch a failed revolution. Mar 18, 1826 Russia goes to war with Persia over the territory of Georgia. Mar 18, 1827 Russia, France, and Britain defeat Egypt. Mar 18, 1828 Russia annexes Persian territory. Mar 18, 1828 Russia again goes to war against the Ottomans. Mar 18, 1829 Russia defeats the Ottomans, gains more territory, and helps Greece and Serbia gain independence. Mar 18, 1841 The Straits Convention is ratified by most European powers, trapping the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. Mar 18, 1848 Russian troops crush a Romanian rebellion. Mar 18, 1849 Russia helps Austria stop a rebellion. Mar 18, 1853 The Crimean War begins between Russia and the Ottomans. Mar 18, 1854 Britain and France join the Crimean War, against Russia. Mar 18, 1856 The Crimean War ends with the destruction of the Russian fleet. The Ottomans regain control of many territories. Mar 18, 1859 Russia attacks Muslims in the Caucasus, destroying resistance and forcing thousands of Muslims to flee. Mar 18, 1865 As Russia conquers more territory, they turn to further subjugating and crushing Poland, destroying Polish culture. Mar 18, 1868 Russia conquers more territory within the Middle East. Mar 18, 1873 Russia annexes Uzbekistan. Mar 18, 1877 Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire to defend Bulgaria and Serbia. Mar 18, 1878 Russia defeats the Ottomans, but is then countered by Britain. Mar 18, 1884 Russia conquers Turkmenistan. Mar 18, 1885 Russia and Britain again come into conflict over Central Asian territory, and the two become enemies. Mar 18, 1894 France and Russia sign an alliance. Mar 18, 1902 Politicians are assassinated by the Social Revolutionary Party. Mar 18, 1905 Japan defeats the Russian fleet and takes over several of Russia's eastern territories. Mar 18, 1906 Social Revolutionaries carry out terrorist attacks that kill 1,400 people. Mar 18, 1907 3,000 people are killed in more terrorist attacks by the Social Revolutionary Party. Mar 18, 1914 World War I breaks out and Russia joins other countries against Germany, Austria, and Turkey.