Battle of Tendra

For raids on the Tendra Spit during the Russo-Ukrainian War, see Raids on Tendra Spit.
Battle of Tendra
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)

Battle of Tendra; late 18th century
By Afanasy de Paldo [ru]
Date8–9 September 1790
Location
Tendra Spit
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Fyodor Ushakov Hussein Pasha [tr]
Strength
10 ships of the line
6 frigates
1 bomb ship
1 schooner
2 fire ships
17 sailing ships
~826 cannons[1][2]		 14 ships of the line
8 frigates
23 smaller vessels
1,300+ cannons[1]
Casualties and losses
21–25 killed, 25 wounded[1][2][3] 2 ships of the line in the battle[1]
1 ship of the line and several small vessels sunk in the retreat[1]
7 small craft captured,[1] of which 3 were taken by privateers[3]
2,000 men killed, wounded or captured[2]
The Battle off Tendra
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The Battle of Tendra (or the battle of Khadjibey[4]) was a naval action fought on 8 and 9 September 1790 (28 and 29 August, O.S.) in the Black Sea as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). It ended in a decisive victory for Ushakov's Russians over the Ottomans.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Novikov 1948, pp. 120, 122.
  2. ^ a b c "ТЕНДРОВСКОЕ СРАЖЕНИЕ • Great Russian Encyclopedia – Electronic version". old.bigenc.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ a b c Sozaev E. Tredrea J. Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696–1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2010. P. 92
  4. ^ Petrushevsky 1884.