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Russian Capture of Iași

When
1788
Where
Iași, Moldavia
Part of
Austria Enters the Russo-Turkish War

During the 1788 campaign in Moldavia, the Russian Army besieged and captured Iași during the Russo-Turkish War.

In the course of the 1788 campaigning season, the Russian Army besieged and captured Iași during the Russo-Turkish War. The operation formed part of the pressure applied in Moldavia, where by 1789 Russian and Austrian forces were pushing the Ottoman Empire back. The capture of the city gave the allied advance a foothold in the principality that had been a target of Russian expansion since the early eighteenth century.

Sources

  1. Moldavia Wikipedia
  2. Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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