Battle of Varna (1606)

For the Cossack raid on the same city 14 years later, see Raid on Varna.
Battle of Varna
Part of Cossack raids and the Cossack naval campaigns

Cossacks on the Black Sea. Painting by Ilya Repin
DateSummer of 1606
Location
Varna, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Bulgaria)
Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hryhoriy Izapovych
Petro Sahaidachny		 Local garrison commander †
Ali-Pasha (blocking at Ochakov)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
10 galleys captured
Large civilian casualties
Lots of captives freed

The Battle of Varna was a major battle over the fortress of Varna on the Black Sea between the Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Hryhoriy Izapovych and the Ottoman garrison of the city as a part of the Cossack naval campaigns. The Cossacks unexpectedly attacked Varna from the sea and captured it with a series of assaults.


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