battle, early modern

Battle of Bucharest (1771)

Name: Battle of Bucharest (1771)
Location: Bucharest, Romania

Battle of Bucharest (1771) was a battle fought in 1771 at Bucharest, in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bucharest. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 13,000 against 37,000 to 48,000.

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Fought1771

WhereBucharest, Romania44.413N, 26.098E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and losses55 dead; 199 woundedand2,000 dead; 350 captured

Record

Date	1771 (year precision)
Place	Bucharest, Romania 44.413N, 26.098E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	13,000	37,000 to 48,000
Casualties and losses	55 dead; 199 wounded	2,000 dead; 350 captured
Commanders	Ivan Gudovich

Placed at Bucharest; 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

Operation Reunion 1944, 9.0 km SE
Battle of the Argeş 1916, 17 km S
Battle of Călugăreni 1595, 27 km S
Flămânda Offensive 1916, 49 km S
Battle of Finta 1653, 49 km NW

Elsewhere in 1771

Battle of Bucharest (1771) is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124966534, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bucharest (1771), revision 1370108224, 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.