Battle of Rassowa

Battle of Rassowa
	Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
	; Battleplan
Date	16 September 1807
Location	Rassowa, or Rassevat, Bulgaria
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pyotr Bagration; Mikhail Miloradovich	Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
Strength
18,000 ; 45 guns	12,000
Casualties and losses
200 (mainly Cossacks)	4,000 killed ; 1,000 captured ; 30 banners ; 7 guns

Battle of Rassowa/Rassevat was fought during the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812. In it, Pyotr Bagration's Russian troops defeated the Turkish troops of Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha.

In Cernavodă, where Bagration arrived on September 14, reconnaissance was carried out. Acting according to Bagration's plan, Mikhail Miloradovich's corps launched a frontal attack, while Matvei Platov's corps cut off Hüsrev Pasha's escape route to Silistria. The Russian victory was complete.^[2]

References

^ Old Style: 4 September

^ ^a ^b ^c Рассеват // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Петров, А. Н. Война России с Турцией 1806-1812 гг. Том II. стр. 354—359

[1] Old Style: 4 September

[efron-2] Рассеват // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.

[petrov-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Петров, А. Н. Война России с Турцией 1806-1812 гг. Том II. стр. 354—359

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