Siege of Ochakov (1737)

Siege of Ochakov
Part of Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39)
Date10 July (29 June O.S.) – 13 July (2 July O.S.), 1737
Location
Özi/Ochakov, Özü Eyalet
(now Ochakiv, Ukraine)
Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hatibzade Yahya Pasha (POW)[2]
Mustafa Pasha (POW)
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich[2]
Alexander Rumyantsev
Ludwig Gruno
Strength
20,000[2] 60,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
17,000[a][2][3] 4,000[4][5][2][3][6]

The siege of Ochakov (1737) took place during the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) in which the Russian army, led by Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, captured the Ottoman fortress of Ochakov. It took place in 1737.

  1. ^ Stone 2006, p. 66.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Aksan 2013, p. 107.
  3. ^ a b c Баиов А. К. Русская армия в царствование императрицы Анны Иоанновны. Война России с Турцией в 1736-1739 гг. P. 391.
  4. ^ Henry C. Lodge. The History of Nations. V. XIV. P. F. Collier. 1913. P. 309
  5. ^ Керсновский А. А. История Русской армии. 2014. P. 74
  6. ^ Grinevetsky S., Zonn I., Zhiltsov S., Kosarev A., Kostianoy A. The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Springer. 2014. P. 579


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