Battle of Hacihasanlar
| Battle of Hacıhasanlar | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Omer Vrioni |
General Harding † Colonel Jalovski | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 soldiers |
1,500 soldiers 2 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light |
500 killed 150 wounded | ||||||
The battle of Hacihasanlar was a phase of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829). On 24 September 1828, the Ottoman corps under the command of Omer Vrioni inflicted a major defeat at Hacıhasanlar near Varna on the Russian army's reconnaissance corps under General Harding, who was besieging Varna.