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These battles took place during theRusso-Turkish War, 1768–1774, on 20 June and 9 July (Old Style) 1774 south ofKerch, Russian Empire.
On 20 June an Ottoman force of 5ships of the line, 9frigates and 26galleys andxebecs surprised a Russian force, under Vice-AdmiralSenyavin (great-uncle of AdmiralDmitry Senyavin), of 3 frigates, 4 16-gun vessels, 2 bombs and 3 small craft and tried to cut it off. The Russians anchored just outside theKerch Strait and sailed toward Kerch the next day.Vasily Chichagov took part in this action.
On 9 July, the Ottomans, needing to destroy the Russian ships so their land army could cross the Kerch Strait, attacked, but abandoned the effort after it was found that the Russian bombs had a greater range. The Ottoman force that day consisted of 6 battleships, 7 frigates, 1 bomb and 17 galleys and xebecs.
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