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Battle of Kozludzha
1774 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Kozludzha (also known as the Battle of Kozludža or the Battle of Kozluca), fought on 20 June (Old Style - June 9) 1774 near the village of Kozludzha (now Suvorovo, Bulgaria), was one of the final and decisive battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774).[5] The Russians managed to rout the Ottoman army, scoring a major victory.[5] This battle, alongside several others in this campaign, established the reputation of the Russian Lieutenant-General Alexander Suvorov as one of the brilliant commanders of his time.[6][7]
Battle of Kozludzha | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
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40,000[1][2] | 8,000[1][2][3] | ||||||
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3,000[4] 29 guns[3]107 standards[3] | 209[4] |
The Ottoman forces are estimated at 40,000.[5][1][2] Russian numbers were much lower,[8] 8,000 men who participated in the battle.[1][2] All in all, Suvorov had about 19,500 men available. This is his corps (14,000), and part of Kamensky's forces (approximately 5,500 out of 11,000).[9] The Ottoman forces were demoralized due to previous defeats and had poor logistics (including a year of withheld back pay).[10]
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