1770 in Russia explained

Events in the year 1770 in Russia

Incumbents

Monarch – Catherine II

Events

• Russo-Turkish war
• January – Russian troops in Focșani witness the first signs of a plague^[1]
• 5–7 July – Battle of Chesma; The Russian fleet defeats the Ottoman fleet in Çeşme Bay near Çeşme^[2]
• 7 July – Battle of Larga; Russians defeat the Crimeans and Ottomans on the banks of the Larga River
• 1 August – Battle of Kagul; In the Kagul River near Cahul, in southern Moldavia, now Moldova, Russians score a land victory against Crimea and the Ottoman Empire.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Sorokina . Tatiana . A victory over the plague in Moscow 1770-1772 . Vesalius: Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae . 2013 . 19 . 1 . 11–18 . 1373-4857 . 26050284.
2. Web site: Battle of Çeşme Turkish history Britannica . 2022-09-19 . www.britannica.com . en.
3. Book: Archer, Christon . World History of Warfare . . 2002 . 9780803244238 . 444 . registration.