1705 in Russia
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Events from the year 1705 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- 7 March â Biryuch is founded.
- 26 July â Battle of Gemauerthof: Russian troops under Boris Sheremetev clash with Swedish forces led by Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt near Gemauerthof during the Courland operation of the Great Northern War.[1]
- 9 August â Battle of Warsaw: Swedish cavalry under Carl Nieroth defeat the Saxon-Polish allied forces commanded by Otto Arnold von Paykull, who ends up being captured.
- 10 August â A major uprising erupts in Astrakhan against Peter Iâs new taxes and duties, arbitrary levies, repression, and the harsh enforcement of the ban on Russian dress and beards.[2]
- 20 August â Battle of Hogland: In a minor naval engagement near Gogland Island in the Gulf of Finland, the Swedish ship Reval defeats seven Russian galleys, with the battle ending in a Swedish victory.
- 25 October â Battle of Praga: Swedish forces, supported by Polish allies, repel a larger coalition of Polish, Saxon, and Russian troops led by MichaÅ Serwacy WiÅniowiecki and Aleksandr Menshikov at Praga near Warsaw.
Undated
- The Russian Naval Infantry is established.
- Rovenky is founded.
- Peter the Great introduces a beard tax, requiring others to pay a fee and carry a medal; with those without tokens to be fined by the local law enforcement.[3]
- A punitive expedition is led by Sergeyev in Ufa County, demanding 5,000 horses from the Bashkirs. The Bashkirs resist the taxes and authority, sparking the Bashkir rebellion of 1704-1711.[4]
