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Battle of Kulevicha

Battle of Kulevicha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War

Battle of Kulevicha
Date11 June 1829
Location
Kulevicha, Ottoman Empire
near present-day Kaspichan, Bulgaria
43°15′26″N 27°6′58″E / 43.25722°N 27.11611°E / 43.25722; 27.11611
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Russian Empire
Moldavia Moldavia
Wallachia Wallachia		 Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
Yakov Otroshchenko		 Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength

28,000:[1][a]

146 cannons[2][1]

7,000 Moldavians and Wallachians[citation needed]

40,000:[2][1]

  • 25,000 regular infantrymen;[1]
  • 5,000 regular cavalrymen;[1]
  • 10,000 irregular cavalrymen.[1]
    • unknown number engaged
56 cannons[2]
Casualties and losses
c. 2,000 killed[2][b] >5,000 killed[3][2]
c. 2,000 captured[2] [c]
almost all the artillery and the wagon train[2][d]
The battle by Alexander Kotzebue

The Battle of Kulevicha, also known as the Battle of Kulevcha or Kulewtscha, was fought during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829, on 11 June 1829, between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bodart 1908, p. 496.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "КУЛЕВЧИНСКОЕ СРАЖЕНИЕ 1829 • Great Russian Encyclopedia – Electronic version". old.bigenc.ru. 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jaques & Showalter 2007, p. 550.


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