Battle of Larga

July 7, 1770 · Larga, Prut (Cantemir)

Result Russian victory

Russian forces under Pyotr Rumyantsev defeated a larger Ottoman and Crimean Tatar army on the Larga River in Moldavia. The victory came days before the larger Russian win at Kagul.

Ottoman Empire

Russian Empire

Strength and losses

Strength
80,000
Casualties
2,000
Killed
1,000
Captured
2,000
Guns
33
Guns lost
30
Guns captured
33
Strength
38,00040,000
Deaths
29
Wounded
61
Guns
115

Also involved 2