Battle of Larga explained

Conflict:Battle of Larga
Partof:the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774
Date:7 July 1770[1]
Place:Near Larga River, eastern Moldavia (now Moldova)
Result:Russian victory
Combatant2: Ottoman Empire
Commander1: Field-Marshal Rumyantsev
Commander2: Qaplan II Giray
Strength1:38,000, 115 guns
Strength2:65,000 Tatars, 15,000 Ottomans, 33 guns
Casualties1:29 dead,
61 wounded
Casualties2:1,000 killed,
2,000 captured,
33 guns captured

The Battle of (the) Larga was fought between 65,000 Crimean Tatars and 15,000 Ottomans under Qaplan II Giray against 38,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Rumyantsev on the banks of the Larga River, a tributary of the Prut River, in Moldavia (now in Moldova), for eight hours on 7 July 1770. It was fought on the same day as Battle of Chesma, a key naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768–1774.

The battle was a decisive victory for the Russians who captured 33 Turkish cannons and the vast enemy camp. For this victory, Rumyantsev was awarded the Order of Saint George of the 1st degree. Two weeks later, the Russians scored an even greater victory in the Battle of Kagul.

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Notes and References

  1. The Prince of Princes, by S Sebag Montefiore, Biography & Autobiography, p. 83