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Siege of Izmail

Siege of Izmail was a siege conducted in 1806 at Izmail, in what is now Ukraine; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Izmail. It was part of the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1806 to 1812. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: about 8,000 to 20,000; (per prisoners); 9 cannons against about 15,000; 58 cannons.

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Fought1806ran into the following year
WhereIzmail, Ukraine45.342N, 28.835E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Part ofEighth Russo-Turkish War1806 to 1812

Where it sits in the Eighth Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Izmail, 1806Battle of the Dardanelles, 1807Battle of Athos, 1807Battle of Batin, 1810Battle of the Danube, 181118061811Siege of Izmail, 1806
5 placed engagements of the Eighth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1806 (year precision)
to 1807
PlaceIzmail, Ukraine
45.342N, 28.835E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strengthabout 8,000 to 20,000; (per prisoners); 9 cannonsabout 15,000; 58 cannons
Commanders
  • Pehlivan Ibrahim-Pasha
  • Abdulla Aga
  • Bakhadyr Girey
  • Ivan Mikhelson
  • Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron
  • Grigory Zass
Siege of IzmailSiege of IzmailAction of 26 June 1941Battle of MăcinBattle of JibrieniBattle of GalațiSiege of BrăilaBattle of MăcinBattle of JibrieniBattle of GalațiOdessaConstanțaCălărașiCahulBuzăuFocșaniTulceaIllichivsk100 km45.342N, 28.835E
Placed at Izmail; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Izmail is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q119167115, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Izmail (1807), revision 1370742045, 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.