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Siege of Ochakov (1737)

Siege of Ochakov
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)
Date 10 July (29 June O.S.) – 13 July (2 July O.S.), 1737 Location Özi/Ochakov, Özü Eyalet (now Ochakiv, Ukraine) Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire Zaporizhian Cossacks
Commanders and leaders
Hatibzade Yahya Pasha (POW)[2] Mustafa Pasha (POW)	Burkhard Christoph von Münnich[2] Alexander Rumyantsev Ludwig Gruno
Strength
20,000[2]	60,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
17,000[a][2][3]	4,000[4][5][2][3][6]

The siege of Ochakov (1737) took place during the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) in which the Russian army, led by Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, captured the Ottoman fortressofOchakov. It took place in 1737.

The first Russian attack was repelled with heavy losses, but as a result of Russian mortar fire, a fire broke out, and on the second day a powder magazine within the city blew up, killing around 6,000 defenders.^[2] The fortress quickly surrendered and in the ensuing slaughter, all but 3,000 of the garrison were killed.^[2] The stench of decaying corpses was such that the Russians had to withdraw 15 miles from the fortress.^[2]

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