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Siege of Azov

Siege of Azov was a battle fought in 1736 in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1736 to 1739. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought1736
WhereRussia47.116N, 39.422E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRussian Empire; 22px Zaporizhian Cossacks
Part ofFifth Russo-Turkish War1736 to 1739

Where it sits in the Fifth Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Azov, 1736Siege of Ochakov, 1737Battle of Henichesk, 1737Battle of Banja Luka, 1737Battle of Cape Lori, 1737Second siege of Ochakov, 1737Battle of Stavuchany, 1739Battle of Grocka, 173917361739Siege of Azov, 1736
8 placed engagements of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1736 (year precision)
to 1736
PlaceRussia
47.116N, 39.422E
KindBattle, early modern
Siege of AzovSiege of AzovBattle of the Tanais RiverSiege of TaganrogBattle of the Kalka RiverCapture of GorlovkaBattle of NovopavlivkaBattle of the Tanais RiverSiege of TaganrogCapture of GorlovkaDonetskShakhtyYeyskSalskBelaya KalitvaNovocherkasskNovoshakhtinsk100 km47.116N, 39.422E
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 Azov 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 Q4337347, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Azov (1736), revision 1370739108, 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.