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Title
The Glory of Catherine
Description
Battle of Kagul
Subject
Publisher
Date
1770-08-01
Scenario#
TR21
Location
Cahul, Moldova
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Cahul occurred on 1 August 1770 (21 July 1770 in Julian Calendar) during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74. It was the decisive and most important land battle of the war and one of the largest battles of the 18th century. It was fought in Moldavia, near the village of Frumoasa (now Cahul, Moldova), nearly a month after the Russian victory at Larga. While the army of the Ottomans and its Crimean Tatar vassals greatly outnumbered the Russian force opposite them, the Russian commander, Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev, deftly arranged his far smaller army in solid infantry squares and surprisingly chose to go on the offensive against the allied forces. Assisting it is the superb coordination and firing rapidity of the Russian artillery, which effectively neutralized the Ottoman artillery and largely negated the numerical superiority of the Ottoman army. The result was a decisive Russian victory.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Kagul
Combatants
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Additional Information
Russo-Turkish War

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