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1734
Birth
Birth of Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
1755
Officer
Appointed Officer in the Horse Guards
1762
Coup d'Etat
Takes part in a plot against Peter III
1778
Kherson
Kherson Constructs an arsenal at Kherson
1784
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
1784
Sevastopol Harbour
Sevastopol Constructs the harbour at Sevastopol
1787
Capture
Ochakov Appointed Commander-in-Chief against the Turkish Army
1787
Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief against the Turkish Army
1787
Succession
Tauris Suceeds as Prince of Tauris
1788
Battle of Ochakov
18th May Ochakov The Turks attempt to repulse Potemkin's attack on Ochakov
18th May Ochakov The Turks intend to seize the fortress of Kinburn
7th June Ochakov The Russians prevent a Turkish attack on Ochakov
18th June Ochakov The Turkish flagship is destroyed & Hassan Pasha is forced to retreat
1788
Capture
Ochakov Captures Ochakov at the mouth of the Danube
1788
Massacre
Ochakov Orders the massacre of all of the Turkish inhabitants in Ochakov
1791
Death
Death of Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin

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