Battle of Rusçuk
| Battle of Rusçuk | |||||||
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| Part of the Rusçuk–Slobozia operation in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | |||||||
Battleplan | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mikhail Kutuzov | Laz Aziz Ahmed Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,000–20,000 ~50 cannon; perhaps 114 cannon in the whole Army of Moldavia |
60,000 78 cannon | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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500 to 800 1 cannon |
3,500 Prisoners' indications: 4,000 Russian sources: 5,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Rusçuk (Ruse) was fought on 2 and 4 July [O.S. 20 and 22 June] 1811 during the Rusçuk–Slobozia operation (4 July [O.S. 22 June] 1811 – 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1811) within the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812. In it, General Mikhail Kutuzov's Russian troops defeated the Turkish troops of Vizier Laz Aziz Ahmed Pasha at the town of Ruse, then called Rusçuk.