Battle of Kulevicha

Battle of Kulevicha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War

Battle of Kulevicha
Date11 June 1829
Location
Kulevicha, Ottoman Empire
near present-day Kaspichan, Bulgaria
43°15′26″N 27°6′58″E / 43.25722°N 27.11611°E / 43.25722; 27.11611
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire
Moldavia
Wallachia
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
Yakov Otroshchenko
Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength

28,000:

146 cannons

40,000:

  • 25,000 regular infantrymen;
  • 5,000 regular cavalrymen;
  • 10,000 irregular cavalrymen.
    • unknown number engaged
56 cannons
Casualties and losses
c. 2,000 killed >5,000 killed
c. 2,000 captured 
almost all the artillery and the wagon train

The Battle of Kulevicha, also known as the Battle of Kulevcha or Kulewtscha, was fought during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829, on 11 June 1829, between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.