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Siege of Calafat

French cartoon mocking the Russians, published by Le Charivari.
DateFebruary - May 1854
Location
Calafat, Principality of Wallachia, Ottoman Empire
Result Russians withdraw
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Joseph Carl von Anrep Ottoman Empire Ahmed Pasha
Strength
40,000 30,000
Casualties and losses
20,000 12,000

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 Joseph Carl von Anrep.

Sources

  • Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007), 184.
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