siege, early modern
Siege of Ochakov
Siege of Ochakov was a siege conducted on 2 July 1737 at Ochakiv, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1736 to 1739. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 60,000.
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Where it sits in the Fifth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 2 July 1737 | |
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| Place | Ochakiv, Ukraine 46.619N, 31.539E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 20,000 | 60,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 17,000 | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Ochakov 1788, same recorded site
- Second siege of Ochakov 1737, same recorded site
- Naval actions at the siege of Ochakov 1788, 2.2 km S
- Battle of Kinburn 1855, 6.5 km S
- Battle of Kinburn 1787, 6.5 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1737 and 1855.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Azov 1736
- After: Battle of Henichesk 1737
- All 8 engagements of Fifth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1737
- Siege of Kandahar Afghanistan
- Nader's Central Asian Campaign Kazakhstan
- Battle of Bhopal India
- Battle of Delhi India
- Siege of Užice Serbia
Siege of Ochakov is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337426, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ochakov (1737), revision 1371323666, 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.