Battle of Berezan (1788)
| Battle of Berezan | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Black Sea Cossack Host Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Antin Holovaty Leontiy Hulyk Naval assistance: José de Ribas Grigory Potemkin Alexander Suvorov | Keleci Osman Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 836 Cossacks | 400 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| See Casualties | See Casualties | ||||||||
The Battle of Berezan or Assault on Berezan (Ukrainian and Russian: Штурм острова Березань) was a battle over the island of Berezan (now Mykolaiv oblast, Ukraine) that took place during the Russo-Turkish war between the Black Sea Cossack Host and the Ottoman garrison on the island. The Black Sea Cossacks, supported by the Russian fleet, attacked the Ottoman garrison on the island and defeated it.