Siege of Silistria
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The siege of Silistria, or siege of Silistra, took place during the Crimean War, from 11 May to 23 June 1854, when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistria (present-day Bulgaria). Sustained Ottoman resistance had allowed French and British troops to build up a significant army in nearby Varna. Under additional pressure from Austria, the Russian command, which was about to launch a final assault on the fortress town, was ordered to lift the siege and retreat from the area, thus ending the Danubian phase of the Crimean War.[3]
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Part of the Crimean War | |||||||
"Victorious sally by the Turkish garrison of Silistria" Illustration by unknown artist | |||||||
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Russian Empire | |||||||
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12,000 – 18,000[2] |
50,000 – 90,000[3][lower-alpha 1] 266 guns[4] | ||||||
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1,400 killed[5] |
2,500 killed[lower-alpha 2] 1,783 wounded[7] |
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