Siege of Izmail
Russian troops under General-in-Chief Alexander Suvorov stormed Izmail, an Ottoman fortress on the Danube considered impregnable — one of the most famous victories of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792.
- Date
- 11 (22) December 1790exact dateJulian calendar (Old Style); the Gregorian date (New Style) is in brackets
- Place
- Izmailtoday: Izmail, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine · Eastern Europe
- Participants
- Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Alexander Suvorov, Mikhail Kutuzov
- Threads
- Russia at the turn of the 19th century
Arriving at the fortress on 2 (13) December, Suvorov spent six days preparing his troops, drilling them on mock-ups of the ditch and walls, and sent the commandant an ultimatum giving him a day to consider. The assault began at 5:30 a.m. on 11 (22) December; by 8 a.m. the fortifications had been taken, but street fighting went on until 4 p.m. One of the assault columns was commanded by Major General Mikhail Kutuzov, who was then appointed commandant of the fortress.
The Ottomans lost about 26,000 killed and 9,000 taken prisoner, the Russians about 1,900 killed and 2,700 wounded; the fall of Izmail hastened the conclusion of peace.
Connections
Consequences
- Treaty of Jassy29 December 1791 (9 January 1792) · Balkans and Anatolia
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- Battle of Austerlitz20 November (2 December) 1805 · Western and Central Europevia Mikhail Kutuzov
Same place
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