Battle of Kagul

Battle of Kagul

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Kagul
partof=


caption="Battle of Kagul", by Daniel Chodowiecki
date=21 July 1770
place=Larga river
territory=
result=Decisive Russian victory
combatant1=flag|Russian Empire
combatant2=flag|Ottoman Empire|1453 Khanate of Crimea
combatant3=
commander1=Pyotr Rumyantsev
commander2=
commander3=
strength1=17,000
strength2=100,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, 100,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry (Not veryfied)
strength3=
casualties1= 1000 killed and wounded
casualties2=20,000 killed and wounded, 363 guns, all major fortresses overrun
casualties3=
The Battle of Kagul ( _ru. Сражение при Кагуле) was the most important land battle of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 and one of the largest battles of the 18th century. It was fought on 21 July, 1770, just a fortnight after the Russian victory at Larga.

The Russian commander Pyotr Rumyantsev arranged his army of 17,000 soldiers in solid squares and surprisingly chose to go on the offensive against the allied forces of the Khanate of Crimea and the Ottoman Empire, which were 50,000 Ottoman infantry and 100,000 Ottoman cavalry. Another 100,000 Crimean Tatar cavalry were deployed within 20 km from the battlefield. (Citation needed)

The comparatively small Russian army assaulted the Turks and put them to flight. The Russian casualties were 1,000, while casualties on the Turkish side amounted to over 20,000 soldiers killed and wounded. In the wake of this victory, the Russians captured 363 Turkish cannons and overran all major fortresses in the region - İşmasıl (now Izmail), Kilya (now Kilia), Akkerman (now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi), Ibrail (now Brăila), Isaccea, and Bender (now "Bendery").

In commemoration of the victory, Catherine II of Russia ordered the Kagul Obelisk to be erected in Tsarskoe Selo, while Frederick II of Prussia sent to Rumyantsev a congratulatory letter in which he compared the Russian victory to the deeds of the Ancient Romans. On the same day four years later Russia and Turkey signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.

References

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