During the 19th century, the Russian Empirenumber of important events. During these hundred years in the state several emperors were replaced. If in the beginning of the 19th century Paul I was ruling, then in the end - already Nicholas II. During this period serfdom was abolished, and the monarchy weakened so much that communist ideals began to gain in popularity, which allowed the Bolsheviks to come to power at the beginning of the next century. In many respects, the wars of the 19th century in Russia contributed to the fall of the authority of the ruling dynasty. In some of them the state managed to win, in others it was necessary to suffer defeats. However, in most of them it incurred significant human and material losses.
The century was characterizeda lot of intrigues and conflicts in the world arena. The most strained in this period were the relations of the Russian Empire with Turkey. Each of the states sought to expand its land and sea borders. During this century, Russia managed to become one of the leaders on the international arena. European states began to watch more and more closely its elevation.
Consideration of the wars of the 19th century in Russia allowsto understand the foreign policy of the country of that period. During this time the country managed to participate in a number of international conflicts. It is possible to single out 15 wars of the 19th century in Russia. Of these, in three she was defeated. This is the war of the Third and Fourth Coalitions. The first occurred in 1805, the second - in 1806-1807. The third defeat is the Crimean War. It lasted from 1853 to 1856. In the Anglo-Russian war, a draw happened. Thus, the 19th century was quite successful for Russia.
During this period our power won in 11 wars. Among them:
The main goal of the first Russian-Turkish war -to strengthen the positions in Transcaucasia and the Balkan region. The reason for her was the violation of the Ottoman Empire arrangements on the movements in the government in Wallachia and Moldova. In addition, there was a threat of the invasion of the Napoleonic army. All this led to the fact that Russia needed to quickly resolve the issue with the southern lands. In 1806, Russia occupied several Turkish fortresses without a fight and defeated the fleet. In 1809, the first attempt was made to conclude a peace. However, the conditions did not suit the nature of Alexander I. Therefore, the war continued. Kutuzov managed to win in it. The Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812 ended with the signing of the Bucharest peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire. However, he was short-lived.
Already in 1828 the Great Port announced thatno longer depends on Russia. And she stressed that she forbade the latter to enter the Bosporus. Since the troops of Russia at that time were in Bessarabia, then there began the first military action. And again the Russians won. But this did not stop the Ottoman Empire from new conflicts with them.
Each of the parties aspired individuallycontrol the Finnish and the Gulf of Bothnia. This is the last of the Russian-Swedish wars. In it, Russia was supported by such states as France and Denmark. It lasted six months and three weeks. The Friedrichsgam Peace Treaty secured new territories for the Russian Empire. It included the Grand Duchy of Finland.
