Battle of Rymnik
| Battle of Rymnik | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) | |||||||||
Clash between Russo-Austrian and Turkish troops in the Battle of Rymnik | |||||||||
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| Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
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73 guns |
100,000: 86
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1,000: 87 | 20,000: 87 | ||||||||
The Battle of Rymnik or Rimnik, also Battle of Mărtinești (Turkish: Boze Savaşı [Battle of the Boze]; Russian: Рымникское сражение [Battle of the Rymnik]; German: Schlacht am Rimnik), on September 22 [O.S. September 11] 1789, took place in Wallachia, at the Râmnicul Sărat River, known as the Rymnik, near Râmnicu Sărat or Rymnik (now in Romania) during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 and the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791. The Russian general Alexander Suvorov, acting together with the Habsburg general Prince Josias of Coburg, attacked the main Ottoman army under Grand Vizier Cenaze Hasan Pasha, which was much larger.
The result was a crushing Russo-Austrian victory. Although this battle was fought in accordance with Suvorov's intentions, the Austrians made up the bulk of the victorious allied troops. The battle is regarded as one of the most noteworthy feats of military history and one of Suvorov's greatest achievements.