Pruth River Campaign
1710–1711 Russo-Ottoman conflict of the Great Northern War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Russo-Ottoman War of 1710–1711,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Pruth River Campaign, was a brief military conflict between the Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The main battle took place during 18-22 July 1711 in the basin of the Pruth river near Stănilești after Tsar Peter I entered the Ottoman vassal Principality of Moldavia, following the Ottoman Empire’s declaration of war on Russia. The ill-prepared 38,000 Russians with 5,000 Moldavians, found themselves surrounded by the Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Baltacı Mehmet Pasha. After three days of fighting and heavy casualties the Tsar and his army were allowed to withdraw after agreeing to abandon the fortress of Azov and its surrounding territory. The Ottoman victory led to the Treaty of the Pruth which was confirmed by the Treaty of Adrianople.[6]
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Pruth River Campaign | |||||||
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Part of Great Northern War and Russo-Turkish wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire |
Tsardom of Russia Cossack Hetmanate (faction of Ivan Skoropadsky) Moldavia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Baltacı Mehmet Pasha Devlet II Giray |
Peter the Great Boris Sheremetev Carl Ewald von Rönne Ivan Skoropadsky Dimitrie Cantemir | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
190,000[3] |
38,000 Russians[4] 5,000 Moldavians[5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |