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Siege of Khotin

Siege of Khotin was a siege conducted in 1788 at Khotyn Fortress, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791, which ran from 1788 to 1791. The recorded result: Austro-Russian victory.

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Fortress of Khotin, Ukraine.
Fortress of Khotin, Ukraine.. Petro Vlasenko (ua.vlasenko.net), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1788
WhereKhotyn Fortress, Ukraine48.522N, 26.498E
OutcomeAustro-Russian victory
BelligerentsHabsburg monarchy; Russian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire

Where it sits in the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791

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5 placed engagements of the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1788 (year precision)
to 19 September 1788
PlaceKhotyn Fortress, Ukraine
48.522N, 26.498E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength18,000
Commanders
Siege of KhotinSiege of KhotinBattle of KhotynBattle of ZhvanetsSiege of KamenetsSiege of KamenetsKamenets-Podolsky PocketBattle of KhotynSiege of KamenetsSiege of KamenetsKamenets-Podolsky PocketVinnytsyaTernopilIvano-FrankivskBălțiBotoșaniKhmelnytskyySuceava100 km48.522N, 26.498E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1653 and 1788.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1788

Siege of Khotin 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 Q4337461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Khotyn (1788), revision 1370742454, 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.