Battle of Fidonisi

For the campaign on Snake Island during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, see 2022 Snake Island campaign.
Battle of Fidonisi
Part of Russo-Turkish War

Battle of Fidonisi. canvas, oil. Vladimir Kosov 2021
Date14 July 1788 (N.S.)[1]
Location
Area of Fidonisi (actual name Snake Island), Black Sea
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Marko Voinovich
Russian Empire Fyodor Ushakov		 Cezayirli Hasan Pasha
Strength
2 ships of the line
10 frigates
24 small vessels[1]		 17 ships of the line
8 frigates
3 bomb vessels
21 small vessels[1]
Casualties and losses
Not specified[1] The lead ships[a] out of action
1 flagship out of action
1 vessel lost[1]

The naval Battle of Fidonisi took place on 14 July 1788 (NS) between the fleets of the Russian Empire under Marko Voinovich's lead and the Ottoman Empire under Cezayirli Hasan Pasha during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) in the area of Snake Island, which in Greek was called Fidonisi (Φιδονήσι). It was a Russian victory.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e Novikov 1948, pp. 114–115.
  2. ^ R. G. Grant. Battle at Sea: 3,000 Years of Naval Warfare. Penguin. 2011. p. 208
  3. ^ Timothy C. Dowling. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO, 2014. p. 744
  4. ^ The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Springer. 2014. p. 653


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).