Battle of Kinburn (1787)

The Battle of Kinburn
	Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
	; Grenadier Novikov saves Suvorov from a Turkish warrior
Date	12 October 1787 (N.S.); 1 October 1787 (O.S.)
Location	Near Özi (Ochakov) on a sand bank forming a part of the Dnieper river delta.
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire • Algiers;	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Landing party: Janissary Agha Serben-Geşti-Eyyub-Ağa; ; Fleet: Giritli Hüseyin Pasha (Hussein Pasha); Said Ali;	In Kinburn: Ivan von Reck (WIA); ; Reinforcements: Alexander Suvorov (WIA); ; Squadron: Rear Adm. Nikolay Mordvinov; Midn. Giuliano Lombardo;
Strength
Landing party: ; 5,000 men ; Fleet: 3 ships of the line;; 4 frigates;; 4 bomb vessels; (floating batteries);; 14 gunboats;; 23 transport vessels;; overall ~400 guns.;	In Kinburn: 1,500 infantry;; 319 guns.; ; Reinforcements: 2,500 inf. and light cav.;; 1,500+ Cossacks;; 38 guns.; ; Division: 2 frigates;; 4 galleys.; ; Available on land: 12,000 men;
Casualties and losses
4,000 to 5,000 ; (including 2 French officers) 3,000 killed and wounded; 2,000 prisoners;	1,000 250 killed; 750 wounded;

The storming^[4] or battle of Kinburn (also Kılburun; Russian: Кинбурнская баталия, Turkish: Kılburun Muharebesi) was fought on 11–12 October^N.S./30 September – 1 October^O.S. 1787^[d] as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792).

A weak fortress, Kinburn [ru] was located opposite Ochakov on a sand bank forming a part of the Dnieper river delta. It covered approaches to the fleet base at Kherson. The reason for the Ottoman attack on the Kinburn Spit was to deprive the enemy of a base for the siege of Ochakov and Kherson fleet base.

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^ "12 октября". Runivers. Календарь (in Russian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ Tsybakov 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Grant 2017, p. 475.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bodart 1908, p. 263.
^ "Кинбурнское сражение" [Battle of Kinburn]. Runivers. Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг. (in Russian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Dal 1882, p. 289.

[2] "12 октября". Runivers. Календарь (in Russian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[FOOTNOTETsybakov2022-3] Tsybakov 2022.

[FOOTNOTEGrant2017475-5] Grant 2017, p. 475.

[FOOTNOTEBodart1908263-6] Bodart 1908, p. 263.

[7] "Кинбурнское сражение" [Battle of Kinburn]. Runivers. Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг. (in Russian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[FOOTNOTEDal1882289-8] Dal 1882, p. 289.

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