Battle of Kozludzha

Coordinates: 43°19′45.9″N 27°35′33.91″E / 43.329417°N 27.5927528°E / 43.329417; 27.5927528
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Battle of Kozludzha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774

Battle of Kozludzha by Johann Friedrich Anthing
Date20 June 1774
Location
near the village of Kozludzha,—now Suvorovo,—Ottoman Bulgaria (part of the Empire)
43°19′45.9″N 27°35′33.91″E / 43.329417°N 27.5927528°E / 43.329417; 27.5927528
Result
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Abdul-Rezak Pasha Alexander Suvorov
Mikhail Kamensky
Strength
40,000[1][2] 8,000[1][2][3]
Casualties and losses

3,000[4]

29 guns[3]
107 standards[3]		 209[4]

The Battle of Kozludzha (also known as the Battle of Kozludža or the Battle of Kozluca), fought on 20 June (

Lieutenant-General Alexander Suvorov as one of the brilliant commanders of his time.[6][7]

The Ottoman forces are estimated at 40,000.[5][1][2] Russian numbers were much lower,[8] 8,000 men who participated in the battle.[1][2] All in all, Suvorov had about 19,500 men available. This is his corps (14,000), and part of Kamensky's forces (approximately 5,500 out of 11,000).[9] The Ottoman forces were demoralized due to previous defeats and had poor logistics (including a year of withheld back pay).[10]

Monument to the battle of Kozludzha in Suvorovo

Battle

The Russian army under Lieutenant-Generals

Shumla, where they were soon blockaded, suffering from further defeats and attrition.[8][11][13][15][16]

Aftermath

The Russian victory was one of the major reasons why a month later, on 21 July, the Ottomans were forced to sign the unfavorable Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca.[5][8][17]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d Duffy C., Younghusband B. Eagles Over the Alps: Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland, 1799. Emperor's Press. 1999. P. 15
  2. ^ a b c d Dowling T. C. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO. 2014. P. 436
  3. ^ a b c d Petrushevsky, Alexander (1884). Generalissimus Prince Suvorov (in Russian). Vol. 1 (1st ed.). St. Petersburg: Типография М. М. Стасюлевича. pp. 175–177.
  4. ^ a b c d Dowling T. C. Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO. 2014. P. 437
  5. ^ a b c d e Political History and Culture of Russia. Nova Science Publishers. 2003. p. 171. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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  7. ISBN 978-1-61121-002-6
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    ISBN 978-0-275-98876-0
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  9. ^ Tashlykov 2016.
  10. ISBN 978-83-216-0682-8
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  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0-313-33538-9
    . Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  12. ^ Çelikten, Abdullah Burak (2022). "ABDÜRREZZAK BÂHİR PAŞA'NIN HAYATI VE SİYASİ FAALİYETLERİ (1730?-1781)". İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi.
  13. ^
    ISBN 978-0-915979-04-2
    . Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  14. ISBN 978-83-216-0682-8
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  15. ^
    ISBN 978-90-04-10116-6
    . Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  16. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7
    . Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  17. ISBN 978-1-58836-678-8
    . Retrieved 26 June 2013.

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