Raid on Balta

Raid on Balta
Part of the Koliivshchyna
DateJune 1768
Location
Balta, Ottoman Empire (now Ukraine)
Result

Haidamak victory

  • The onset of the diplomatic crisis between Russia and the Ottoman Empire and its escalation into War
Belligerents
Haidamaks (disputed, see Aftermath)  Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Semen Shylo Yakub-aga Rudzevich
Casualties and losses
Unknown Entire garrison killed
about a thousand civilians killed

The Raid on Balta (Ukrainian: Напад на Балту) was a military action by the insurgent Haidamaks as a part of Koliivshchyna, when the Haidamak rebel units attacked the city of Balta, which at the time was a part of the Ottoman Empire, defeated the Tatar garrison in the city and sacked it.

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