| Battle of Măcin | |||||||
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| Part of theRusso-Turkish War (1787–1792) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |  Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nicholas Repnin Mikhail Kutuzov Grigory Volkonsky Sergey Golitsyn Ivan Spaeth | Koca Yusuf Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000[3]–36,000[1] | 64,000[1]–80,000[b] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 141 killed, 300 wounded[3][5] Bodart: 1,000[1] | 4,000 killed, wounded, and captured[1] 35 cannons 7 small vessels [3][4] | ||||||
TheBattle of Măcin[c][1] took place during theRusso-Turkish War (1787–1792), fought on 9 July 1791 between theOttoman Empire and theRussian Empire. The Russian army of 30,000 was commanded by PrinceNicholas Repnin, whereas the Turks, numbering about 80,000 men, were led byKoca Yusuf Pasha.
Nikolai Repnin drew up a bold plan of attack, which implied that, in spite of any obstacles, they should attack the Ottomans earlier than they could calculate, and earlier than they would gather all the troops of thevizier's army. These troops approached in parts and, at the same time, with a lack of unity and firmness.[4] At the same time, Turkish attacks were decisive and daring in their execution.[6]
Prince Golitsyn's [ru] corps marched to the Maçin trenches – the left Ottoman flank – and seized them.Prince Volkonsky's [ru] middle corps entered the heights to the left and occupied the Turkish camp in the center.Then the Turkish right-flank army was vanquished by a charge of the Russian left, underMikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, and started retreating in disorder. Kutuzov's stroke was conclusive.[4]
The Ottomans, at that time, also intended to attack Golitsyn's right flank and rear fromBrailov with a landing force, which Repnin had predicted, but 2artillery batteries ofMajor General Spaeth's [ru] detachment, left by Repnin for such an occasion, forced the Turkish vessels to withdraw, which lost 7 pieces with the help of Volkonsky and Golitsyn reinforcements.[7]
Repnin gave his troops 2 days rest, having served a thanksgiving.This battle hastened the signing of thePeace of Jassy,[5] as didUshakov's successat Kaliakria[8] andSuvorov's successat Izmail.