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after the failed attack on 20 may the russians tried to attack again on 28 may , concentrating on the "arab redoubt" fort

battle of arab redoubt
Part of the siege of Silistria
Plan of the siege of Silistria
Date 28 may 1854 Location Silistria, Ottoman Bulgaria 44°7′9.01″N 27°15′40.9″E Result Russian retreat
Belligerents
Egypt Eyalet	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
hussien bek al masry Musa pasha (turkish army)	Prince Mikhail Gorchakov Ivan Paskevich
Strength
10th brigade , 500 albanians	3 columns
Casualties and losses
68 killed , 121 wounded	Russian Empire 2000 killed and wounded

oppsing forces:

the defending forces consisted of the 10th egyptian brigade and 500 albanians under hussien bek al masry

while the attacking russian forces consisted of three columns

course of the battle:

at first the garrison was taken by surprise and the russians occupied the first trench and then proceded towards the fort's wall but when they arrived they discoverd that the garrison had made to the walls before them and the russians were thrown back with heavy casualties , two more attemtps were also repelled with heavy losses^[1]

1. tosson, omar (1936). the egyptian army in the russian war known as the crimean war. https://www.noor-book.com/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85-pdf: prince omar tosson. p. 147. {{cite book}}: External link in |location= (help)CS1 maint: location (link)