Episode 3 of 3
Initial Russian assault and retreat to the fortress
- When
- 12 October 1787
- Where
- trenches before the Kinburn fortress
- Part of
- Battle of Kinburn
Russian attackers captured 10 of 15 trenches but, after losing leaders and facing flank fire and Turkish reinforcements, retreated in disarray to the fortress.
The attacking Russian troops took 10 of the 15 trenches, but the loss of most of their leaders—General Reck, commanding the garrison of Kinburn, was seriously wounded—combined with flank fire from the Ottoman fleet and the tenacity of the Turks, to whom reinforcements arrived, brought them to disarray. They were forced to retreat to the fortress.
Sources
- Battle of Kinburn (1787) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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