| Storming of Hirsovo | |||||||
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| Part of theRusso-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
.jpg) Map to the article "Girsovo".Sytin Military Encyclopedia (St. Petersburg, 1911–1915) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire |  Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mehmed Pasha [tr] | Alexander SuvorovDavid Mochebelov (Machabeli) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000[3]–10,000[1] | 3,000[1]–4,000[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Up to 1,000, 6 cannon, 1mortar[2] | 10 killed, 167 wounded[2] | ||||||
TheStorming of Hirsovo (Hirsova) was amilitary operation carried out byOttoman troops on 14 September (O.S. 3 September) 1773[1][2][4] during theRusso-Turkish War (1768–1774). TheOttomanGrand Vizier Muhsinzade Mehmed decided to storm theHirsovo fortressoccupied byRussian troops ofAlexander Suvorov to facilitate the seizure ofGiurgiu. Having pushed back the Russianoutposts, the Turks came close to the Hirsovofortifications; the Russians opened fire from the fortress and the Turks moved back; then they headed for thesconce. Repulsed by the sconce, they withdrew to their mountainartillery battery, but were knocked down from it byColonelPrinceMochebelov and retreated, having lost additional men in the Russian pursuit.[5][1][2]
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