Battle of Măcin

The Battle of Măcin, Battle of Maçin or Battle of Matchin was a battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) fought on July 10, 1791, between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. The Russian army of 30,000 was commanded by Prince Nicholas Repnin, whereas the Turks, numbering about 80,000 men, were led by Koca Yusuf Pasha. At first, the victory was in doubt, but then the Turkish army was vanquished by a charge of the Russian left, under Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, and started retreating in disorder.[6]

Battle of Măcin
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
Date10 July 1791
Location
Măcin, present-day Romania
Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas Repnin Koca Yusuf Pasha
Strength
30,000[2] 80,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
141 killed
300 wounded[2][4]		 4,000 killed
35 cannons
[2][5]

References
  1. "War and Peace", Virginia Aksan, The Cambridge History of Turkey, Vol. 3, ed. Suraiya Faroqhi, (Cambridge University Press, 2006), 103.
  2. Сражение при Мачине (современный Мэчин, Măcin, Maçin) 28 июня 1791 г.
  3. Петров А. Н. Вторая турецкая война в царствование императрицы Екатерины II. 1787-1791 гг. Т. II. СПб. 1880. С. 223
  4. Петров А. Н. Вторая турецкая война в царствование императрицы Екатерины II. 1787-1791 гг. Т. II. СПб. 1880. С. 224
  5. Петров А. Н. Вторая турецкая война в царствование императрицы Екатерины II. 1787-1791 гг. Т. II. СПб. 1880. С. 223
  6. Петров А. Н. Вторая турецкая война в царствование императрицы Екатерины II. 1787-1791 гг. Т. II. СПб. 1880. С. 223


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