Siege of Silistra (1854)

Cuándo

5 abr 1854 – 24 jun 1854

Tipo

Asedio

Coordenadas

44.12° N, 27.26° E

Description

5th April - 24th June 1854

1854 battle of the Crimean War

The siege of Silistria, or siege of Silistra, was a key engagement in the Crimean War, fought from 11 May to 23 June 1854 between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in present-day Bulgaria. The Russian army, numbering up to 90,000 men with 266 guns, attempted to capture the Danubian fortress of Silistria as part of a broader strategy to outflank Ottoman defences and pre-empt an expected Allied landing at Varna…

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