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Siege of Berezan

Siege of Berezan was a siege conducted on 7 November 1788 at Berezan Island, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1787 to 1792. The recorded result: Cossack–Russian victory. Recorded strength: 836 Cossacks against 400.

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Fought7 November 1788
WhereBerezan Island, Ukraine46.599N, 31.410E
OutcomeCossack–Russian victory
Belligerents25px Black Sea Cossack Host; Russian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesSee CasualtiesandSee Casualties
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 Berezan, 1788
15 placed engagements of the Seventh Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 November 1788
PlaceBerezan Island, Ukraine
46.599N, 31.410E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeCapture of Berezan Island by Russians and Cossacks
Strength836 Cossacks400
Casualties and lossesSee CasualtiesSee Casualties
Commanders
Siege of BerezanSiege of BerezanBattle of KinburnBattle of KinburnSiege of OchakovSiege of OchakovSecond siege of OchakovBattle of KinburnOdessaTiraspolVoznesenskMykolayivIllichivskDubăsari100 km46.599N, 31.410E
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Siege of Berezan is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28664359, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Berezan (1788), revision 1385311981, 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.