Battle of Küçük Kaynarca
| Battle of Küçük Kaynarca | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) | |||||||
The battle plan from the Sytin Military Encyclopedia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Numan Pasha | Weismann von Weissenstein † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 5,600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 to 5,000 dead |
19 killed 161 wounded | ||||||
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The battle of Küçük Kaynarca, also known as the battle of Kaynarca (Russian: Битва при Кайнарджи; Turkish: Kaynarca Muharebesi), was a major battle during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). It was fought between the units of Otto Weismann, one of Catherine the Great's finest generals, and Ottoman soldiers under the command of Numan Pasha.