Capture of Giurgiu (1771)
| Capture of Giurgiu (1771) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) | |||||||||
The Giurgiu Clocktower built amidst the Russo-Turkish war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mehmed Pasha | Second-Major Genzel | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 14,000 | 600 to 707 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 216 casualties | ||||||||
The capture of Giurgiu was a military siege undertaken by the Ottomans between 27 and 29 May 1771 against the city of Giurgiu, occupied by the Russians since February. The siege was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.