Episode 2 of 3
Bar Confederation and the fall of Bar
- When
- 29 February – 20 June 1768
- Where
- Bar, near the Ottoman border
- Part of
- Massacre at Balta
Confederates formed at Bar in February 1768; Russians captured the fortress in June, and survivors fled toward the Ottoman border.
On 29 February 1768 the Bar Confederation was created in the fortified town of Bar near the Ottoman border, led by Casimir Pulaski. On 20 June 1768 the Russian Army captured the fortress of Bar. When one band of surviving confederates fled to the Turkish border, pursuing troops, including Zaporozhian Cossacks, clashed with janissary garrison troops.
Sources
- Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
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