Siege of Ochakov
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The siege of Ochakov or the siege of Özi, now Ochakiv, Ukraine, was one of the major events of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). The Ochakov Fortress had the appearance of an irregular quadrangle, consisting of low bastions with a dry moat and glacis on the dry side, and a simple stone wall on the sea side. In addition, 10 advanced lunettes built later extended from the dry side. From the sea, fort Hasan Paşa reinforced the defense. By the time the Russians began the siege, the fortress was a strong fence, but was not able to withstand an active, energetic storming for long. Ochakov was not what it was in the old days, under Münnich in 1737, but it still did not represent an impregnable stronghold that required enormous preparations and expenditure of time. Besieging in summer and autumn, with the arrival of winter, the supreme commander Potemkin decided to stop the siege works and begin the storming of Ochakov on 17 December [O.S. 6 December] 1788, which ended in Russian success and capture of Hüseyin Pasha, the chief of garrison.
Verovering van Ochakov, ter ere van Catharina II de Grote, tsarina van Rusland, NG-VG-1-2965
Oczakow eine Stadt u. Festung, nebst einen nach alter Manier befestigten Schloss in der Woywodschaft Kiov in der Ukraine
Siege of Ochakov in 1788 (18th-century engraving)
Bestorming van de vesting van Oczakow, door de Russische troepen o.l.v. de prins van Potemkin, RP-P-OB-70.433
Sturm OchakovSiege of Ochakov in 1788 (18th-century engraving)
January Suchodolski - Ochakiv siege
Франческо Казанова. «Взятие Очакова»| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 330 | Battle of Olbia | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 330 | Siege of Pontic Olbia | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 330 | Zopyrion's expedition | Macedonia, Scythians, military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1737 | Siege of Ochakov | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1771 | Siege of Kinburn (1771) | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1787 | Battle of Kinburn | Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1787 | Battle of Ochakiv | Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1788 | Naval actions at the siege of Ochakov | Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1788 | Siege of Ochakov | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1788 | Siege of Berezan | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1855 | Battle of Kinburn | Russian Empire, Second French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Kinburn | fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Verovering van Ochakov, ter ere van Catharina II de Grote, tsarina van Rusland, NG-VG-1-2965 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Oczakow eine Stadt u. Festung, nebst einen nach alter Manier befestigten Schloss in der Woywodschaft Kiov in der Ukraine | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Siege of Ochakov in 1788 (18th-century engraving) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bestorming van de vesting van Oczakow, door de Russische troepen o.l.v. de prins van Potemkin, RP-P-OB-70.433 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sturm Ochakov | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Siege of Ochakov in 1788 (18th-century engraving) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | January Suchodolski - Ochakiv siege | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Франческо Казанова. «Взятие Очакова» | Commons | ||
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