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Battle of Kozludzha

Battle of Kozludzha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774

Battle of Kozludzha by Johann Friedrich Anthing
Date20 June 1774
Location
near the village of Kozludzha,—now Suvorovo,—Ottoman Bulgaria (part of the Empire)
43°19′45.9″N 27°35′33.91″E / 43.329417°N 27.5927528°E / 43.329417; 27.5927528
Result
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Abdul-Rezak Pasha Alexander Suvorov
Mikhail Kamensky
Strength
40,000[1][2] 8,000[1][2][3]
Casualties and losses

3,000[4]

29 guns[3]
107 standards[3]		 209[4]

The Battle of Kozludzha (also known as the Battle of Kozludža or the Battle of Kozluca), fought on 20 June (Old Style - June 9) 1774 near the village of Kozludzha (now Suvorovo, Bulgaria), was one of the final and decisive battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774).[5] The Russians managed to rout the Ottoman army, scoring a major victory.[5] This battle, alongside several others in this campaign, established the reputation of the Russian Lieutenant-General Alexander Suvorov as one of the brilliant commanders of his time.[6][7]

The Ottoman forces are estimated at 40,000.[5][1][2] Russian numbers were much lower,[8] 8,000 men who participated in the battle.[1][2] All in all, Suvorov had about 19,500 men available. This is his corps (14,000), and part of Kamensky's forces (approximately 5,500 out of 11,000).[9] The Ottoman forces were demoralized due to previous defeats and had poor logistics (including a year of withheld back pay).[10]

Monument to the battle of Kozludzha in Suvorovo
  1. ^ a b c d Duffy C., Younghusband B. Eagles Over the Alps: Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland, 1799. Emperor's Press. 1999. P. 15
  2. ^ a b c d Dowling T. C. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO. 2014. P. 436
  3. ^ a b c Petrushevsky, Alexander (1884). Generalissimus Prince Suvorov (in Russian). Vol. 1 (1st ed.). St. Petersburg: Типография М. М. Стасюлевича. pp. 175–177.
  4. ^ a b Dowling T. C. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO. 2014. P. 437
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference pol was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  9. ^ Tashlykov 2016.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference nadzieja14 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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