Siege of Brăila (1711)

Siege of Brăila
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1710–1713)

Russian dragoon of Peter the Great's army
Date7 – 14 July 1711
(13 – 14 July siege began)
Location45°16′09.1″N 27°57′26.9″E / 45.269194°N 27.957472°E / 45.269194; 27.957472
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carl Rönne
Toma Cantacuzino
Daud Pasha
Strength
12,000
(5,000 engaged)
3,000
Casualties and losses
100 dead
300 wounded
800 killed
Several hundred wounded

The siege of Brăila was the military operation of the Russian cavalry detachment of General Carl Ewald von Rönne to capture large city of Brăila took place 7 – 14 July 1711 during Pruth River campaign. The Russian army fought with the Ottoman army in order to get supplies for the main troops under the command of Peter the Great, the raid ended with the Russian victory and the capture of the fortress, but by this time the Treaty of the Pruth had been concluded.