Timeline Thursday 28 May 1812

Events on Thursday 28 May 1812 1

• 1812 Treaty of Bucharest signed Russia and the Ottoman Empire end the Russo-Turkish War Signed on 28 May 1812, the Treaty of Bucharest ended the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812, with the Ottoman Empire ceding Bessarabia to Russia. The settlement freed Russian forces weeks before Napoleon's invasion, allowing them to be redeployed against France. The treaty also granted autonomy to the Serbian principality.