Battle of Cetate

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Battle of Cetate
Part of the Crimean War
The Battle of Cetate
Date 31 December 1853 – 6 January 1854 Location Cetate, Wallachia 44°06′N 23°13′E / 44.100°N 23.217°E / 44.100; 23.217 Result Inconclusive[a]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Pasha	Col. Alexander Karlovich Baumgarten (WIA) Maj. Gen. Karl Aleksandrovich Bellegarde Iosif Anrep-Elmpt (unengaged)
Strength
18,000 (totally[1]), 24 guns[2]	First Engagement: 2,500, 6 guns (Baumgarten)[2] (full force[1]) Second Engagement: 5,000[2]–7,000[1] (Baumgarten & Bellegarde)
Casualties and losses
3,000, 6 guns, 3 banners[2]	2,000[2]–2,300[1]

The Battle of Cetate was fought during the Crimean War. In this battle a large Ottoman force under Ahmed Pasha unsuccessfully attempted to capture the village of Cetate which was controlled by Russian Colonel Alexander Baumgarten [ru; de].

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