Battle of Stavuchany

Battle of Stavuchany
Part of Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39)

Map of Battle of Savuchny (in Russian and German)
DateAugust 28 (17 in Julian calendar), 1739
Location
Result Russian victory
Treaty of Belgrade
Territorial
changes
Russians occupy most of Moldavia
Belligerents

 Russian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Burkhard Christoph von Munnich Veli Pasha
Strength
61,000
(48,000 regular troops)
250 guns
30,000–40,000 Turks
up to 50,000 Crimean Tatars
70 guns
Casualties and losses
Official data:
13 killed, 54 wounded[1]
Some estimates:
Total losses 1,800–2,000[2]
Russian estimate:
More than 1,000 killed[1]
Some estimates:
2,000–15,000 killed and wounded[3]

The Battle of Stavuchany was fought between the Russian and Ottoman armies, which took place on August 28 (17) of 1739 during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Baiov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ставуча́нское cраже́ние 1739. Great Russian Encyclopedia (in Russian). Bolshaya Rossiyskaya Entsiklopediya, Russian Academy of Sciences. 2005–2019.
  3. ^ M. I. Bogdanovich. Походы Румянцева, Потемкина и Суворова в Турции. Saint Petersburg: Типография Эдуарда Веймара, 1852. – pp. 8-9.