The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I.Description of Russia.

II.Continuation of the description of Russia, population, finances, armies, customs, religion: state of Russia before Peter the Great.

III.The ancestors of Peter the Great.

IV.John and Peter.—Horrible Sedition among the Strelitzes.

V.Administration of the princess Sophia. Extraordinary quarrel about religion. A conspiracy.

VI.The reign of Peter the First.—Beginning of the grand reformation.

VII.Congress and Treaty with the Chinese.

VIII.Expedition to the Palus Mæotis; conquest of Azoph.—The czar sends young gentlemen into foreign countries for improvement.

IX.Travels of Peter the Great.

X.A conspiracy punished.—The corps of strelitzes abolished, alterations in customs, manners, church, and state.

XI.War with Sweden.—The battle of Narva.

XII.Resources after the battle of Narva. That disaster entirely repaired. Peter gains a victory near the same place. The person who was afterwards empress made prisoner at the storming of a town. Peter's successes. His triumph at Moscow.

XIII.Reformation at Moscow.—Further successes.—Founding of Petersburg.—The czar takes Narva, &c.

XIV.Peter the Great keeps possession of all Ingria, while Charles XII. is triumphant in other places.—Rise of Menzikoff.—Petersburg secured.—The czar executes his designs notwithstanding the victories of the king of Sweden.

XV.While Peter is strengthening his conquests, and improving the police of his dominion, his enemy Charles XII. gains several battles: gives laws to Poland and Saxony, and to Augustus, notwithstanding a victory gained by the Russians.—Augustus resigns the crown, and delivers up Patkul, the czar's ambassador.—Murder of Patkul, who is sentenced to be broke upon the wheel.

XVI.Attempts made to set up a third king of Poland.—Charles XII. sets out from Saxony with a powerful army, and marches through Poland in a victorious manner.—Cruelties committed.—Conduct of the czar.—Successes of the king of Sweden, who at length advances towards Russia.

XVII.Charles XII. crosses the Boristhenes, penetrates into the Ukraine, but concerts his measures badly.—One of his armies is defeated by Peter the Great: he loses his supply of provisions and ammunition: advances forward through a desert country: his adventures in the Ukraine.

XVIII.Battle of Pultowa.

XIX.Consequences of the battle of Pultowa.—Charles XII. takes refuge among the Turks.—Augustus, whom he had dethroned, recovers his dominions.—Conquests of Peter the Great.

XX.Campaign of Pruth.

XXI.Conclusion of the Affairs of Pruth.

XXII.Marriage of the czarowitz.—The marriage of Peter and Catherine publicly solemnized.—Catherine finds her brother.

XXIII.Taking of Stetin.—Descent upon Finland.—Event of the year 1712.

XXIV.Successes of Peter the Great.—Return of Charles XII. into his own dominions.

XXV.State of Europe at the return of Charles XII. Siege of Stralsund.

XXVI.New travels of the czar.

XXVII.Continuation of the Travels of Peter the Great.—Conspiracy of baron Gortz.—Reception of the czar in France.

XXVIII.Of the return of the czar to his dominions.—Of his politics and occupations.

XXIX.Proceedings against prince Alexis Petrowitz.

XXX.Works and establishments in 1718, and the following years.

XXXI.Of the trade of Russia.

XXXII.Of the laws.

XXXIII.Of Religion.

XXXIV.The congress of Aland or Oeland. Death of Charles XII., &c. The treaty of Nystadt.

XXXV.Conquests in Persia.

XXXVI.Of the Coronation of the Empress Catherine I. and the Death of Peter the Great.
Original Pieces Relative to this History:
Sentence pronounced against the Czarowitz Alexis.
The Peace of Nystadt.
Ordinance of the Emperor Peter I. for the crowning of the Empress Catherine.