Storming of Giurgiu (1771)

Storming of Giurgiu (1771)
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Date 7 August 1771 Location Giurgiu, Ottoman Empire 43°54′N 25°58′E / 43.900°N 25.967°E / 43.900; 25.967 Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed Pasha	Wilhelm von Essen Ivan Gudovich (WIA) Pyotr Czartoryski † General Olsufiev (WIA)
Strength
15,000–25,000	6,000
Casualties and losses
Low	2,000 killed
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The storming of Giurgiu^[a] was a military siege undertaken by the Russians on 7 August 1771 against the Ottoman city of Giurgiu. The siege was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.^[1]

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