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Suvorov's counterattack and rout of the Turks
- When
- 30 September–12 October 1787 (O.S.–N.S.)
- Where
- Kinburn fort
- Part of
- Battle of Kinburn
Suvorov personally led the Russians into fierce renewed fighting; despite being wounded twice, he routed the Turks, saved by grenadier Stepan Novikov.
Suvorov himself led the Russian forces into a new, even more fierce fight after the initial retreat. In the hard-won Kinburn engagement he was wounded twice and was saved only thanks to the intervention of the grenadier Stepan Novikov, but the engagement ended with the Turks routed. The victory at Kinburn was subsequently recognized with the Order of Saint Andrew, awarded 9 November 1787.
Sources
- Battle of Kinburn (1787) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- Alexander Suvorov Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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