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Battle of Adrianople

Battle of Adrianople was a battle fought on 8 August 1829 at Edirne, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1828 to 1829. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought8 August 1829
WhereEdirne, Turkey41.673N, 26.574E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofNinth Russo-Turkish War1828 to 1829

Where it sits in the Ninth Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Kars, 1828Siege of Brailov, 1828Siege of Varna (1828), 1828Battle of Akhalzic, 1828Battle of Hacihasanlar, 1828Battle of Kulevicha, 1829Battle of Adrianople, 1829Capture of Bayburt, 182918281829Battle of Adrianople, 1829
8 placed engagements of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 August 1829
PlaceEdirne, Turkey
41.673N, 26.574E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changeTreaty of Adrianople
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 324 and 1913.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1829

Battle of Adrianople is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28155605, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Adrianople (1829), revision 1370105931, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.