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Battle of Tendra

Battle of Tendra was a naval engagement fought on 8 September 1790 at Tendra Spit, in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe, which ran from 1354 to 1683. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Бажанов Петр Николаевич (1851 - 1913). Центральный военно-морской музей. Санкт-Петербург.
Бажанов Петр Николаевич (1851 - 1913). Центральный военно-морской музей. Санкт-Петербург.. Petr Nikolaevich Bazhanov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 September 1790lasted 1 day
WhereTendra Spit, Ukraine46.200N, 31.833E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofOttoman Wars in Europe1354 to 1683

Where it sits in the Ottoman Wars in Europe

Battle of Sırp Sındığı, 1364Battle of Pločnik, 1385Battle of Savra, 1385Battle of Kosovo, 1389Siege of Ohrid, 1395Battle of Tripolje, 1402Siege of Novo Brdo, 1440Battle of Hermannstadt, 1442Battle of Pollog, 1453Battle of Kruševac, 1454Siege of Berat, 1455Battle of Albulena, 1457Battle of Ohrid, 1464Battle of Meçad, 1465Battle of Vaikal, 1465Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Rhodes, 1480Battle of Krbava Field, 1493Ottoman raid on the Balearic Islands, 1501Battle of Dubica, 1513Siege of Knin, 1522Siege of Rhodes, 15221552 Siege of Eger, 1552Siege of Temesvár, 1552Siege of Szigetvár, 1566Léva castle's duel, 1581Battle of Slunj, 1584Siege of Bihać, 1592Battle of Brest, 1592Battle of Vezekény, 1652Battle of Petrovaradin, 1716Battle of Tendra, 1790Battle of Lopate, 1796Battle of Kolašin, 1858Battle of Tashkessen, 187713641877Battle of Tendra, 1790
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Record

Date8 September 1790
to 9 September 1790
PlaceTendra Spit, Ukraine
46.200N, 31.833E
KindNaval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength10 ships of the line; 6 frigates; 1 bomb ship; 1 schooner; 2 fire ships; 17 sailing ships; ~826 cannons14 ships of the line; 8 frigates; 23 smaller vessels; 1,300+ cannons
Casualties and losses21–25 killed, 25 wounded2 ships of the line in the battle; 1 ship of the line and several small vessels sunk in the retreat; 7 small craft captured, of which 3 were taken by privateers; 2,000 men killed, wounded or captured
Commanders
  • Fyodor Ushakov
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Battle of Tendra 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 Q4438427, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tendra, revision 1382487546, 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.