Siege of Khotin (1788)
Battle in the Austro-Turkish War of 1788-1791 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the siege of Khotyn (Khotin, Hotin; 2 July – 19 September 1788) a Habsburg Austrian army led by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and an Imperial Russian army commanded by Ivan Saltykov besieged an Ottoman Turkish garrison in the fortress of Khotyn. The Allies eventually forced the surrender of the fortress. The siege was part of the Austro-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War.
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Siege of Khotyn | |||||||
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Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) and the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||
Khotyn Fortress | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Habsburg monarchy Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Josias of Coburg Ivan Saltykov | Pasha of Khotyn | ||||||
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18,000 unknown | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
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