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Battle of Rymnik

Battle of Rymnik was a battle fought on 22 September 1789 at Alexandru Vlahuță, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1787 to 1792. The recorded result: Austro-Russian victory. Recorded strength: 25,000; ~18,000; ~7,000; 73 guns against 100,000 40,000 janissaries; 40,000 cavalry; 20,000 other; 85 guns.

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Râul Râmnic este un afluent al Siretului-ului din România. Una dintre cele mai cunoscute bătălii ale războiului ruso- turc (1787 - 1791) a avut loc aici - în apropierea satului Mărtinești). Rușii și a
Râul Râmnic este un afluent al Siretului-ului din România. Una dintre cele mai cunoscute bătălii ale războiului ruso- turc (1787 - 1791) a avut loc aici - în apropierea satului Mărtinești). Rușii și a. Antonín Karel Balzer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 September 1789
WhereAlexandru Vlahuță, Romania45.392N, 27.061E
OutcomeAustro-Russian victory
BelligerentsRussian Empire; Habsburg MonarchyagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofSeventh Russo-Turkish War1787 to 1792

Where it sits in the Seventh Russo-Turkish War

Battle of Kinburn, 1787Battle of Ochakiv, 1787Naval actions at the siege of Ochakov, 1788Battle of Fidonisi, 1788Siege of Ochakov, 1788Siege of Berezan, 1788Battle of Focșani, 1789Battle of Rymnik, 1789Battle of Kerch Strait, 1790Battle of Andros, 1790Battle of the Tokhtamysh River, 1790Siege of Izmail, 1790Siege of Anapa, 1791Battle of Măcin, 1791Battle of Cape Kaliakra, 179117871791Battle of Rymnik, 1789
15 placed engagements of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 September 1789
PlaceAlexandru Vlahuță, Romania
45.392N, 27.061E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeWallachia occupied by Habsburg forces
Strength25,000; ~18,000; ~7,000; 73 guns100,000 40,000 janissaries; 40,000 cavalry; 20,000 other; 85 guns
Commanders
  • Cenaze Hasan Pasha
  • Hadji Mustafa Pasha
Battle of RymnikBattle of RymnikBattle of FocșaniBattle of MărășeștiSiege of BrăilaBattle of GalațiBattle of MăcinBattle of FocșaniBattle of MărășeștiSiege of BrăilaBucharestConstanțaBrașovPloieștiBacăuPiteștiIzmayilCălărași100 km45.392N, 27.061E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Rymnik
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Rymnik today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-10-26. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 126 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 260 m, 260 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 57% cropland, 19% built-up, 13% grassland.

cropland: 57%built-up: 19%grassland: 13%tree cover: 10%cropland 57%built-up 19%grassland 13%tree cover 10%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 218 mnorth to south, 10.0 km103 to 154 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1789

Battle of Rymnik 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 Q2234632, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rymnik, revision 1382459884, 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.