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Siege of Ochakov (1771)

Coordinates: 46°37′7″N 31°32′21″E / 46.61861°N 31.53917°E / 46.61861; 31.53917
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Siege of Ochakov (1771)
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)

Map of the town and fortress of Özi, c. 1737
Datelate July – 2 August 1771
Location46°37′7″N 31°32′21″E / 46.61861°N 31.53917°E / 46.61861; 31.53917
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ali Pasha [tr] Unknown
Strength
1,000–2,000 3,000–4,000
Casualties and losses
Low 500–1,000 killed and injured
Siege of Ochakov (1771) is located in Europe
Siege of Ochakov (1771)
Location within Europe
Siege of Ochakov (1771) is located in Ukraine
Siege of Ochakov (1771)
Siege of Ochakov (1771) (Ukraine)

The siege of Ochakov or the siege of Özi[a] was a military siege undertaken by Russia between July and 2 August 1771 against the city of Özi, which was under Ottoman rule. The siege was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.[2]

Siege

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After occupying much of the Crimean Khanate during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), the Russians marched onto the Ottoman fortresses of Özi and Kılburun [tr] (Kinburn). A force under an unknown commander laid siege on Özi in late July. The defending Ottoman army was headed by Ali Pasha [tr]. The pasha employed a strategy of drawing the besieging forces close to the fortress walls by feigning retreat. With the Russians haven fallen for this, the defenders launched an intense barrage of artillery onto the invaders. The Ottoman garrison inflicted substantial losses on the Russian forces following this attack. Thus, the Russians were compelled to lift the siege on 2 August 1771, only a few days after having besieged the fortress. Abdullah Pasha, the defender of Kılburun, similarly repelled the advances of the Russians led by Vasily Dolgorukov on 31 August.[3]

Aftermath

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Grand Vizier Silahdar Cihangirli Mehmed Pasha [tr], who was in Varna at the time, awarded 10,000 ducats to Ali Pasha for his role in defending Özi, and gave 350 bags of aspers for the reinforcement of the fortress. He also awarded Abdullah Pasha with 3,000 ducats for standing his ground at Kılburun [tr].[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Turkish: Özi Kuşatması; Russian: Осада Очакова; Ukrainian: Облога Очакова

Citations

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  1. ^ Aksan, Virginia (2004). Ottomans and Europeans: Contacts and Conflicts. Analecta Isisiana. Vol. LXXV. Istanbul: Isis Press. p. 259. ISBN 9754282706.
  2. ^ Creasy, Edward S. (1856). The Ottoman Turks: From the Beginning of their Empire to the Present Time. Vol. 2. London: Richard Bentley. p. 235.
  3. ^ a b von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph. Çevik, Mümin (ed.). Büyük Osmanlı Tarihi [Great Ottoman History] (in Turkish). Vol. 16. Translated by Özdek, Refik. Istanbul: Üçdal Neşriyat. pp. 188–189.