Siege of Silistra (1828)

For other uses, see Siege of Silistria.
Siege of Silistra
Part of the Russo-Turkish War

Silistra Castle
Date21 July – 8 November 1828
Location
Silistra
44°07′07″N 27°15′37″E / 44.11861°N 27.26028°E / 44.11861; 27.26028
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Pasha Peter Wittgenstein
Louis de Langeron
Loggin Osipovich Roth
Georgi Mamarchev
Strength
12,000 30,000
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed and wounded 7,000 killed and wounded

The siege of Silistra (July 21 – November 8, 1828) was a siege during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829.

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