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The night attack at Târgoviște (Romanian: Atacul de noapte de la Târgoviște) was a battle fought between forces of Prince Vlad III of Wallachia, and Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire on Thursday, 17 June 1462.
The Pitești–Târgoviște Retreat was a fighting-withdrawal operation carried out by the Romanian 1st Army in the face of advancing Central Powers' (German and Austro-Hungarian) forces during World War I.
War with Montenegro 1852–1853. The Tenth Russo-Turkish War of 1853–56, better known as the Crimean War, in which the United Kingdom and France joined the war on the side of the Ottoman Empire. Ended with the Treaty of Paris. Second war with Montenegro in 1858–1859. War with Montenegro, Bosnia and Serbia in 1862. Cretan Uprising in 1866.
In 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, Alexandru Ipsilanti, leader of the Eterists, uncovered the defensive ditches and attempted to restore the old fortifications. His attempt to revive the glory days of the medieval citadel ended in embarrassment when news arrived that Ottoman armies were approaching Târgoviște .
The trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu were held on 25 December 1989 in Târgoviște, Romania. [1] The trial was conducted by an Extraordinary Military Tribunal, a drumhead court-martial created at the request of a newly formed group called the National Salvation Front.
Between 1916 and 1918, during the German occupation, a prisoner-of-war camp functioned at the Arsenal. [10] On 2 November 1918, troops of the German Army set fire to the Arsenal. The fire, however, was quickly put out and the damage was repaired.
Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676) Battle of Khotyn (1673) Wallachian uprising of 1821 This page was last edited on 28 ...
Târgoviște (Romanian pronunciation: [tɨrˈɡoviʃte], alternatively spelled Tîrgoviște) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania.It is situated 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River.