| Conflict: | Siege of Perekop (1736) |
| Partof: | the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739 |
| Date: | 19 May – 12 November 1736 |
| Place: | Perekop, Crimea |
| Result: | Russian victory |
| Combatant1: | Ottoman Empire |
| Commander1: | Fetih II Giray |
| Commander2: | Burkhard Christoph von Münnich Vasily Dolgorukov |
| Strength1: | 4,000 Soldiers and 84 cannons |
| Strength2: | 62,000 soldiers |
| Casualties1: | 1,000 dead and wounded |
| Casualties2: | 500 dead, 200 injured |
The siege of Perekop (Russian: Штурм Перекопа) on June 1 (OS: 20 May), 1736, was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739). Russian field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (known in Russia as Minikh) successfully stormed the fortifications at the Isthmus of Perekop and left the Tatar fortress Fortress Or Qapi (known as Perekop Fortress in Russian) in ruins. As a result, the Russian Empire for the first time gained access into the Crimean Peninsula. This was a serious blow to the independence of the Crimean Khanate.[1]
Minikh feigned a false attack on the right flank, and the major attack on the fight flank broke through the fortifications. The army proceeded to the capital of the Khanate, Bakhchisaray, and Akmescit (now Simferopol). However epidemic, epizooty, and mutiny in the army forced Minikh to leave Crimea.[1] [2]