Battle of Larga

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1770 Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

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The Battle of Larga was fought between 65,000 Crimean TatarsTatars

Tatars , often misspelled Tartar, is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Cen...
cavalry and 15,000 Turkish infantry under Kaplan Girey against 38,000 RussiansRussians

Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
under Field-Marshal RumyantsevPyotr Rumyantsev

Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century....
on the banks of the Larga River (a tributary of the Pruth) for eight hours on 7 July, 1770. It was fought on the same day as Battle of ChesmaBattle of Chesma

The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5-7 July 1770 near and in Chesma Bay, in the area between Asia Minor and the island...
, a key naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774

The Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 was a decisive conflict that brought Southern Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Crimea with...
. The battle was a decisive victory for the Russians who captured 33 Turkish cannons and the vast enemy camp. For this victory, Rumyantsev was awarded the Order of Saint George of the 1st Degree. Two weeks later, the Russians scored an even greater victory in the Battle of KagulBattle of Kagul Summary

The Battle of Kagul was the most important land battle of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 and one of the largest battles of...
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