What the records say
- When
- 22 Dec 1790
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 45.34° N, 28.83° E
- Description
- 1790 battle in the Russo–Turkish War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Izmail
1790 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
The siege of Izmail, also called the storming of Izmail, was a military action fought in 1790 on the Danube near the Black Sea during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and simultaneously the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791). The Russians were led by Alexander Suvorov, who had defeated the Ottoman Turkish forces at Kinburn, Focsani, and Rymnik, as well as participating in the siege of Ochakov.
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