Siege of Anapa (1828)

The Siege of Anapa was a key military operation during both the Russo-Circassian War and the Russo-Turkish War. Taking place between May 14 and June 24, 1828, it marked a significant Russian victory, as the strategic Ottoman fortress of Anapa fell to Russian forces after weeks of intense fighting. The capture of Anapa weakened Ottoman influence in the north-eastern Black Sea region and disrupted Circassian coordination against Russian expansion.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Siege of Anapa
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
Russo-Circassian War

Siege of Anapa (1828), by Er. Campe.
DateMay 14-June 24, 1828
Location
Anapa fortress, Circassia
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russia Ottoman Empire
 Circassia
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Aleksandr Menshikov
Russian Empire Aleksey Greig
Russian Empire Colonel Provski		 Osman-Paşa
Circassia Seferbiy Zaneqo
Circassia Hanash Tsakaqo
Strength
8,000 troops
29 warships
1,679 cannons		 4,500 troops
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed and wounded 3,000 killed and wounded

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