Siege of Bender (1770)
| Siege of Bender | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) | |||||||
M. M. Ivanov. View of the fortress in Bender (1790) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Petr Ivanovich Panin Rodion Härbel | Urzhi Valasi † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 33,000 | 12,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,700 killed 4,600 wounded |
7,000 killed 5,300 captured | ||||||
The siege of Bender (Russian: Осада Бендер, romanized: Osada Bender) was a military conflict of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The 2nd Russian Army, led by Count Petr Ivanovich Panin, took the Turkish fortress of Bender, located in modern-day Moldova.