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Group: Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
People: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Topic: Sicilian Wars, or Carthaginian-Syracusan Wars
Location: Reykjavík Capital Region Iceland

Russia acquires Sukhumi from the Ottoman Empire …

Years: 1810 - 1810
July
Russia acquires Sukhumi from the Ottoman Empire through a treaty with the pro-Russian Abkhazian prince: after Russian Marines storm the town in 1810, Russia declares a protectorate over the whole of Abkhazia. Sukhumi will subsequently become a major outpost in the North West Caucasus.