Siege of Ochakov | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hatibzade Yahya Pasha (POW)[2] Mustafa Pasha (POW) |
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich[2] Alexander Rumyantsev Ludwig Gruno | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000[2] | 60,000[2][3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
17,000[a][2][3] | 4,000[4][5][2][3][6] |
The siege of Ochakov (1737) took place during the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) in which the Russian army, led by Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, captured the Ottoman fortress of Ochakov. It took place in 1737.
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