Siege of Varna

For a conflict in 1201, see Siege of Varna (1201).

Siege of Varna
Part of the Russo–Turkish War, 1828–1829

Painting by Alexander Sauerweid (1836)
DateJuly 13 – September 29, 1828
Location
Varna, Ottoman Bulgaria
43°12′28.01″N 27°55′0.98″E / 43.2077806°N 27.9169389°E / 43.2077806; 27.9169389
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Pavel Suchtelen
Russian Empire Pavel Ushakov
Russian Empire Alexander Menshikov (WIA)
Nicholas I
Russian Empire Vasily Perovsky
Russian Empire Mikhail Vorontsov
Russian Empire Eugen of Württemberg
Russian Empire Karl Bistram
Russian Empire Ivan Trousson
Russian Empire Aleksey Greig
Russian Empire Faddey Bellingshausen		 Ottoman Empire Yusuf Pasha
Ottoman Empire Omer Vrioni
Strength
40,519 men,
118 cannons[1]
8 ships of the line,
5 frigates,
13 small vessels,
52 naval cannons[1]
  • Garrison:
    12,000[1]
  • Omer Vrioni:
    >20,000[1]
Casualties and losses
3,290 dead and wounded[2] Unknown number of dead/wounded/missing
10,887 captured[1]
Siege of Varna is located in Bulgaria
Siege of Varna
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Location within Bulgaria
Siege of Varna is located in Black Sea
Siege of Varna
Siege of Varna (Black Sea)

The siege of Varna (July 13 – September 29, 1828) took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829.

  1. ^ a b c d e Velichko et al. 1911.
  2. ^ Егоршина 2023, p. 377.