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Battle of Batin | |||||||
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Part of Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | |||||||
![]() Battle of Batin on August 26 (O.S.), 1810 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Count Nikolay Kamensky |
Seraskier of Sofia Muhtar PashaAhmed Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 21,000[1] |
c. 40,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,542[1] |
5,000 (plus 5,086 captured)[1] |
The Battle of Batin took place on 9 September 1810 near the small town of Batin, north Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War of 1806 to 1812. The conflict involved an attack by Russian forces on a defensive position held by a numerically stronger Ottoman force. The outcome was a Russian victory which enabled their ongoing Balkan campaign to proceed unhindered.[1]
In this battle, the Russians were led by Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky, who by this time had already gained a lot of high command experience by achieving several successes over the Swedish army in the Finnish War. The Ottoman troops were led by Seraskier of Sofia.[1]