Battle of Măcin
1791 battle of the Russo-Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Măcin, Battle of Maçin, Battle of Matchin or Battle of Matschin[1] took place during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), fought on 9 July 1791 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. The Russian army of 30,000 was commanded by Prince Nicholas Repnin, whereas the Turks, numbering about 80,000 men, were led by Koca Yusuf Pasha.
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Battle of Măcin | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nicholas Repnin Mikhail Kutuzov Grigory Volkonsky Sergey Golitsyn Ivan Spaeth | Koca Yusuf Pasha | ||||||
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30,000[3]–36,000[1] | 64,000[1]–80,000[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
141 killed, 300 wounded[3][5] Bodart: 1,000[1] |
4,000 killed, wounded, and captured[1] 35 cannons 7 small vessels [3][4] |
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