Battle of Larga

Summary

Battle of Larga
Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774

Plan of the Battle of Larga
Date7 July 1770[1]
Location
Near Larga River, eastern Moldavia (now Moldova)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents

 Russian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Field-Marshal Rumyantsev Qaplan II Giray
Strength
38,000, 115 guns 65,000 Tatars, 15,000 Ottomans, 33 guns
Casualties and losses
29 dead,
61 wounded
1,000 killed,
2,000 captured,
33 guns captured

The Battle of (the) Larga was fought between 65,000 Crimean Tatars and 15,000 Ottomans under Qaplan II Giray against 38,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Rumyantsev on the banks of the Larga River, a tributary of the Prut River, in Moldavia (now in Moldova), for eight hours on 7 July 1770. It was fought on the same day as Battle of Chesma, a key naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768–1774.

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 Kagul.

References edit

  • (in Russian) The Battles of Larga and Kagul
  1. ^ The Prince of Princes - Page 83 by S Sebag Montefiore - Biography & Autobiography

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