Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
19th century military conflict centered on the Russian and Ottoman empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 1827 revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention[2] in retaliation for the participation of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Battle of Navarino of October 1827.[3][page needed]
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Part of Russo-Turkish Wars, Russian conquest of the Caucasus, and Greek War of Independence | |||||||||
Battle of Akhalzic (1828), by January Suchodolski. Oil on canvas, 1839 | |||||||||
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After suffering several defeats, both in the Balkans and in the Caucasus, the Sultan decided to sue for peace, which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople on 14 September 1829.