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Siege of Anapa

Siege of Anapa was a siege conducted in 1791 in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1787 to 1792. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought1791
WhereRussia44.894N, 37.317E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire; Circassia
Part ofSeventh Russo-Turkish War1787 to 1792

Where it sits in the Seventh Russo-Turkish War

Battle of Kinburn, 1787Battle of Ochakiv, 1787Naval actions at the siege of Ochakov, 1788Battle of Fidonisi, 1788Siege of Ochakov, 1788Siege of Berezan, 1788Battle of Focșani, 1789Battle of Rymnik, 1789Battle of Kerch Strait, 1790Battle of Andros, 1790Battle of the Tokhtamysh River, 1790Siege of Izmail, 1790Siege of Anapa, 1791Battle of Măcin, 1791Battle of Cape Kaliakra, 179117871791Siege of Anapa, 1791
15 placed engagements of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1791 (year precision)
PlaceRussia
44.894N, 37.317E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength18,000 to 23,910; 12,000 excluding tactical and operational reserves and wagon fort (all of the above were engaged)23,000 to 33,000; 1st claim: 15,000-strong Ottoman garrison (Anapa); 8,000-strong Circassian relief; 2nd claim: 10,000 Turks and 15,000 Tatars, Nogais, South Kubanians, and other tribesmen in the garrison; 8,000-strong South Kubanian relief
Casualties and losses2,995 (killed, wounded) to 4,000 privates and 93 officers8,000 killed and wounded; 6,412 prisoners of war (excluding 7,588 women), drowned, or dead; 95 cannons
Commanders
  • Ivan Gudovich
  • Mansur Ushurma
  • Mustafa-Paşa
Siege of AnapaSiege of AnapaBattle of Kerch StraitDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaBattle of BziyukBattle of KaffaBattle of Kerch StraitDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaBattle of BziyukKrasnodarNovorossiyskTuapseGelendzhikTimashevsk100 km44.894N, 37.317E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Anapa is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4527017, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Anapa (1791), revision 1370738819, 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.