Episode 4 of 5
Capture of Pirezin (Berezan) Island
- When
- 7 November 1788
- Where
- Pirezin (Berezan) Island, near Ochakov
- Part of
- Fall of Özi to the Russians
The Russians captured the strategically important Pirezin (Berezan) Island on 7 November 1788.
On 7 November 1788, the Russians captured the strategically important Pirezin (Berezan) Island. The passage is fragmentary, but it records the capture date in connection with the siege of Ochakov during the latter half of 1788, when Russian forces were besieging the fortress and the Turkish fleet was distracted after being attacked by Senyavin's division, which also destroyed about 10 merchant ships.
Sources
- Siege of Ochakov (1788) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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