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Ottoman Mobilization under Cenaze Hasan Pasha

When
September 1789
Where
Ottoman army concentration
Part of
Battle of Rymnik

The Grand Vizier raised a large army to avenge Focșani and defeat the Austro-Russian forces.

In September 1789, Ottoman vizier Cenaze Hasan Pasha, vowing revenge for his forces' defeat at Focșani, assembled an army of up to 100,000 men, comprising 40,000 janissaries and 40,000 cavalry including sipahi and deli, intending to defeat the combined Austro-Russian armies under Alexander Suvorov and Prince Josias of Coburg. The stated total is an upper bound and may reflect exaggeration.

Sources

  1. Battle of Rymnik Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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