battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Batin
Battle of Batin was a battle fought on 26 August 1810 at Batin, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1806 to 1812. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 21,000 against 40,000; 15,000 Albanians; 6,000–7,000 selected army.
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Where it sits in the Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 26 August 1810 | |
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| Place | Batin, Bulgaria 43.667N, 25.667E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 21,000 | 40,000; 15,000 Albanians; 6,000–7,000 selected army |
| Casualties and losses | 1,542 | 5,000 dead and wounded plus 5,086 captured; 15,000 inclusive of drowned; 14 guns, 178 colours; 34,000–35,000 total casualties including non-combat losses |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Svistov 1877, 22 km W
- Battle of Sara Yar 1868, 24 km SW
- Battle of the Danube 1811, 29 km NE
- Capture of Giurgiu (1771) 1771, 35 km NE
- Battle of Karaisen 1868, 41 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Athos 19 June 1807
- After: Battle of the Danube 20 June 1811
- All 5 engagements of Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1810
- Battle of Grand Port Mauritius
- Siege of Cádiz Spain
- Battle of Bussaco Portugal
- Battle of Fuengirola Spain
- Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Spain
Battle of Batin is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 126 in present-day Bulgaria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4079386, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Batin, revision 1370433581, 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.