Siege of Izmail (1807)
| Siege of Izmail | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | |||||||
Plan of military operations in the Izmail area | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Pehlivan Ibrahim-Pasha Abdulla Aga Bakhadyr Girey |
Johann von Michelsohnen Casimir Meindorf Alexander Langeron Grigory Zass | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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c. 8,000 to 20,000 (per prisoners) 9 cannons |
c. 15,000 58 cannons | ||||||
The siege of Izmail was a military operation took place Spring–Summer 1807 during the Eighth Russo-Turkish War. The Russians besieged the fortress of Izmail on the Danube. They were unable to break its resistance until the conclusion of a truce (the Tilsit peace negotiations also demanded a cessation of actions against Turkey) and were forced to retreat.