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The Siege of Calafat took place in 1854 during the Crimean War. After the battle at Cetate the Russian forces advanced towards Calafat and besieged it for 4 months before withdrawing. The Russians suffered heavy losses from disease and frontal attacks. The Turks were led by Ahmed Pasha, the Russians by general Iosef Romanovich Anrep.
Sources
- Tony Jaques (2007),Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007), 184.