battle, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Kulevicha
Battle of Kulevicha was a battle fought on 11 June 1829 at Kyulevcha, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1828 to 1829. The recorded result: Russian victory.
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Where it sits in the Ninth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 11 June 1829 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kyulevcha, Bulgaria 43.257N, 27.116E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 28,000: 26,000 Russian regulars; 2,000 Cossacks.; 18,000 engaged; 146 cannons | 40,000: 25,000 regular infantrymen; 5,000 regular cavalrymen; 10,000 irregular cavalrymen.; unknown number engaged; 56 cannons |
| Casualties and losses | 2,000 killed | |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Choumen 1828, 16 km W
- Battle of the Willows AD 377, 38 km E
- Battle of Marcianople AD 376, 38 km E
- Battle of the Rishki Pass AD 759, 38 km S
- Battle of Kozludzha 1774, 39 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Hacihasanlar 1828
- After: Battle of Adrianople 8 August 1829
- All 8 engagements of Ninth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1829
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Battle of Kulevicha 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 Q2032250, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kulevicha, revision 1375167858, 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.