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The Battle of Kinburn | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||
Grenadier Novikov saves Suvorov from a Turkish warrior | |||||||
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Ottoman Empire
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Landing party:
Fleet:
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In Kinburn:
Reinforcements:
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Fleet:
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000 to 5,000 |
1,000 |
The storming[4] or battle of Kinburn (also Kılburun; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Кинбурнская баталия, Turkish: Kılburun Muharebesi) was fought on 11–12 OctoberN.S./30 September – 1 OctoberO.S. 1787[d] as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792).
A weak fortress, Kinburn was located opposite Ochakov on a sand bank forming a part of the Dnieper river delta. It covered approaches to the fleet base at Kherson. The reason for the Ottoman attack on the Kinburn Spit was to deprive the enemy of a base for the siege of Ochakov and Kherson fleet base.
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