siege, early modern
Siege of Bender
Siege of Bender was a siege conducted on 6 July 1770 at Bender, in what is now Moldova. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 33,000 against 12,500.
See it on the globe Read the article
Record
| Date | 6 July 1770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bender, Moldova 46.833N, 29.483E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| Belligerents | Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Petr Ivanovich Panin; Rodion Nikolajewitsch Härbel | Urzhi Valasi |
| Strength | 33,000 | 12,500 |
| Casualties and losses | 1,700 killed; 4,600 wounded | 7,000 killed; 5,300 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Skirmish at Bender 1713, same recorded site
- Battle of Larga 1770, 27 km
- Siege of Odesa 1941 1941, 103 km
- Odessa Operation 1919, 104 km
- Battle of Odesa 1914, 104 km
Elsewhere in 1770
- Battle of Chesma Turkey
- Battle of Aspindza Georgia
- Battle of Vromopigada Greece
- Skirmish near Kościan Poland
Siege of Bender is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 6 in present-day Moldova.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48940579, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bender (1770), revision 1378212453, 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.