Anapa Campaign (1790)
Russian military failed attack to capture fortress of Anapa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anapa Campaign in the winter of 1790 was a military expedition launched by Russia to capture the fortress of Anapa. The expedition failed.
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Anapa Campaign | |||||||
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Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement and Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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14 Infantry Battalions 6 Dragoon Squadrons 7 Cossack Regiments | ||||||
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15,000 or 48,000[3] |
7,609[2] | ||||||
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The campaign costed the Russian Empire more than 52,000 rubles and ended in a serious Russian defeat. As a result, Yuri Bibikov, the commander of the Separate Caucasian Corps, was dismissed and replaced by Anton de Balmen, and the army which Bibikov led into Circassia was awarded a special silver medal on a blue ribbon, with the inscription: “For loyalty”.[4] |
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