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Battle of Bodrum (1773)
| Battle of Bodrum (1773) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Osman Pasha |
Grigory Spiridov Admiral Elmanov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | 2,000 | ||||||
Battle of Bodrum (1773), was a phase in the Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774).
The Russian fleet under the command of Admiral Elmanov landed in Bodrum on 10 August 1773 and in Kos on 17 August, where the Russian troops were repelled by the Turkish garrisons with heavy losses.[1]
- ^ Hatzivasileiou, Vasilis (1990). [History of the Island of Kos: Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods] (Greek). Athens: Dimos Ko. p.314
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