battle, early modern

Siege of Azov

Name: Siege of Azov
Location: Azov Fortress, Russia

Siege of Azov was a battle fought in 1736 at Azov Fortress, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Azov Fortress. It was part of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1736 to 1739. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought1736

WhereAzov Fortress, Russia47.116N, 39.422E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRussian Empire; 22px Zaporizhian Cossacks

Part ofFifth Russo-Turkish War1736 to 1739

Where it sits in the Fifth Russo-Turkish War

8 placed engagements of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1736 (year precision) to 1736
Place	Azov Fortress, Russia 47.116N, 39.422E
Kind	Battle, early modern

Placed at Azov Fortress; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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Case Blue 1942, 25 km NE
Siege of Taganrog 1855, 42 km W
Battle of the Kalka River 1223, 146 km W

In the same war

After: Siege of Ochakov 2 July 1737
All 8 engagements of Fifth Russo-Turkish War

Elsewhere in 1736

Siege of Perekop Russia
Battle of Málaga Spain

Siege of Azov is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337347, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Azov (1736), revision 1370739108, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.