Siege of Varna (1828)

Siege of Varna
Part of the Russo–Turkish War, 1828–1829

Painting by Alexander Sauerweid (1836)
Date13 July – 29 September 1828
Location
Varna, Ottoman Bulgaria
43°12′28.01″N 27°55′0.98″E / 43.2077806°N 27.9169389°E / 43.2077806; 27.9169389
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pavel Suchtelen
Pavel Ushakov
Alexander Menshikov (WIA)
Nicholas I
Vasily Perovsky
Mikhail Vorontsov
Eugen of Württemberg
Karl Bistram
Ivan Trousson
Aleksey Greig
Faddey Bellingshausen		 Yusuf Pasha
Omer Vrioni
Strength
40,519 men,
118 cannons
8 ships of the line,
5 frigates,
13 small vessels,
52 naval cannons
  • Garrison:
    12,000
  • Omer Vrioni:
    >20,000
Casualties and losses
3,290 dead and wounded Unknown number of dead/wounded/missing
10,887 captured
Location within Bulgaria
Siege of Varna (1828) (Black Sea)

The siege of Varna (13 July – 29 September 1828) took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829.

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