The battle of Küçük Kaynarca, also known as the battle of Kaynarca (; ), was a major battle during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). It was fought between the units of Otto Weismann, one of Catherine the Great's finest generals, and Ottoman soldiers under the command of Numan Pasha.
Background After the unsuccessful siege, the Russian army was in danger of a possible encirclement between the 30,000 garrison of Silistra and the corps of Numan Pasha, and to counteract the latter, a detachment of General Weismann with 5,600 people was sent.
Battle Following Rumyantsev's order on July 2, 1773, Weismann moved to meet Numan Pasha's army, and on July 3 attacked his camp. The Turks fought bravely at the beginning and were able to break through Weismann's infantry square wounding him in the heart. The Russian army fiercely repelled this attack and the morale of the Ottoman troops fell; the Russians did not spare even the prisoners.
Aftermath
A year later, an agreement was signed at the site of the battle, which stopped 6 years of bloodshed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The agreement was very beneficial to the Russians and the Turks ceded significant territories.
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