Siege of Brăila
Part of theRusso-Turkish War (1710–1713)
Russiandragoon ofPeter the Great's army
Date 7 – 14 July 1711 (13 – 14 July siege began) Location Brăila,Silistra Eyalet,Ottoman Empire (present-dayRomania) 45°16′09.1″N27°57′26.9″E / 45.269194°N 27.957472°E /45.269194; 27.957472 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Tsardom of Russia Wallachian volunteers	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carl Rönne Toma Cantacuzino	Daud Pasha
Strength
12,000 (5,000 engaged)	3,000
Casualties and losses
100 dead 300 wounded	800 killed Several hundred wounded

Thesiege of Brăila was the military operation of the Russian cavalry detachment of GeneralCarl Ewald von Rönne to capture large city ofBrăila took place 7 – 14 July 1711 duringPruth River campaign. TheRussian army fought with theOttoman army in order to get supplies for the main troops under the command ofPeter the Great, the raid ended with the Russian victory and the capture of the fortress, but by this time theTreaty of the Pruth had been concluded.

As the Russo-Moldavian army moved along thePrut, a portion of theRussian army under GeneralCarl Ewald von Rönne moved towardsBrăila, a major port town located on the left bank of theDanube, inWallachia, but administered directly by the Ottomans as akaza. Joined by theWallachian cavalry commanded byToma Cantacuzino,^[1] the forces of the Russian detachment consisting of 12,000dragoons reached theMăxineni Monastery [ro] on 10 July, where 7 Ottoman soldiers were captured. The soldiers reported to von Rönne that the garrison of Brăila consisted of 3,000 people and fortified. The Russians allocated about 5,000 for the attack.^[2][3]

At about 10 a.m., the Russians attacked thevorstadt and captured it with a rapid onslaught, forcing the Ottomans to retreat to the maincastle. The sides suffered heavy losses: 100 killed and 300 wounded for Russians and 800 killed and several hundred wounded for Ottomans.^[4] On 14 July, the fortress surrendered, Rönne released the garrison, but completely unarmed, excluding thecommandant.^[5] Three days later, after learning about thetruce, the Russians allowed thegarrison to return and retreated.^[3][6]

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