✦ History

Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)

August 24, 1787 – January 9, 1792

Result Russian victory Treaty of Jassy

Ended by Treaty of Jassy

The Ottoman Empire tried to recover lands lost to Russia, but Russian forces under Suvorov and Potemkin won major victories such as Ochakov and Izmail. The Treaty of Jassy confirmed Russian control of Crimea and the coast up to the Dniester.

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Battles 13

October 12, 1787
Battle of Kinburn (1787) Russian victory Kinburn Alexander Suvorov
1788
Naval actions at the Siege of Ochakov (1788) Black Sea
July 14, 1788
Battle of Fidonisi Russian victory Snake Island Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Marko Vojnović, Fyodor Ushakov
August 14 – December 17, 1788
Siege of Ochakov (1788) Russian victoryFull results Ochakiv John Paul Jones, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Alexander Suvorov
August 1, 1789
Battle of Focșani Austro-Russian victory Focșani Prince Josias of Coburg, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Alexander Suvorov
September 22, 1789
Battle of Rymnik Austro-Russian victory Mărtinești Prince Josias of Coburg, Cenaze Hasan Pasha, Alexander Suvorov
1790
Battle of Kerch Strait (1790) Russian victory Black Sea Fyodor Ushakov
May 18, 1790
Battle of Andros (1790) Ottoman–Algerian victory Andros
September 8–9, 1790
Battle of Tendra Russian victory Tendra Spit Fyodor Ushakov
December 22, 1790
Siege of Izmail Russian victory Izmail Mikhail Kutuzov, Alexander Suvorov, Alexander Samoylov
July 3, 1791
Siege of Anapa (1791) Russian victory Anapa Sheikh Mansur, Ivan Gudovich
July 10, 1791
Battle of Măcin Russian victory Măcin Mikhail Kutuzov, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Nicholas Repnin
August 11, 1791
Battle of Cape Kaliakra Russian victory Kaliakra Fyodor Ushakov

Key commanders

Russian Empire 15

Catherine the Great belligerent leader John Paul Jones belligerent leader Mikhail Kutuzov belligerent leader Alexander Suvorov belligerent leader Pyotr Rumyantsev military commander Gregory Potyomkin military commander Ivan Saltykov military commander Nicholas Repnin military commander Prince Josias of Coburg military commander Alexander Samoylov military commander Marko Vojnović military commander Fyodor Ushakov military commander Andreas Karaczay military commander Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen military commander Ivan Gudovich military commander

Ottoman Empire 7

Abdul Hamid I belligerent leader Selim III belligerent leader Cenaze Hasan Pasha belligerent leader Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha belligerent leader Koca Yusuf Pasha belligerent leader Sheikh Mansur military commander Hacı Mustafa Paşa military commander