Siege of Bender (1770)

Siege of Bender (1770)
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)

M. M. Ivanov. View of the fortress in Bender (1790)
Date15 July 1770 – 16 September 1770
Location
Bender, Ottoman Empire
46°49′59.99″N 29°28′59.99″E / 46.8333306°N 29.4833306°E / 46.8333306; 29.4833306
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Petr Ivanovich Panin
Rodion Härbel		 Urzhi Valasi †
Strength
33,000 12,500
Casualties and losses
1,700 killed
4,600 wounded		 7,000 killed
5,300 captured

The siege of Bender was a military conflict of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The 2nd Russian Army, led by Count Petr Ivanovich Panin, took the Turkish fortress of Bender, located in modern-day Moldova.

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