Early Modern era · 1788
Siege of Ochakov
The siege of Ochakov (Russian: осада Очакова) or the siege of Özi (Turkish: Özi Kuşatması), now Ochakiv, Ukraine, was one of the major events of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). The Ochakov Fortress had the appearance of an irregular quadrangle, consisting of low bastions with a dry moat and glacis on the dry side, and a simple stone wall on the sea side.
- When
- 14 Aug 1788 – 17 Dec 1788
- Where
- Ochakiv
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
People
Mikhail Kutuzov1747 – 1813Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)
Gregory Potyomkin1739 – 1791Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)
Pyotr Bagration1765 – 1812General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly1761 – 1818Baltic German general (1761-1818)
Before and after
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