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Battle of Oltenița

Battle of Oltenița was a battle fought on 4 November 1853 at Oltenița, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Battle of Oltenița fought between Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire at Oltenița, Wallachia (now Romania) on 4 November 1853. It was the first engagement of the Crimean War.
Battle of Oltenița fought between Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire at Oltenița, Wallachia (now Romania) on 4 November 1853. It was the first engagement of the Crimean War.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 November 1853
WhereOltenița, Bulgaria44.087N, 26.637E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Battle of Oltenița, 1853
28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1853
PlaceOltenița, Bulgaria
44.087N, 26.637E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5 companies of infantry, 150 cavalrymen, 6 guns; Russian estimate: 8,000 with 20 guns8 battalions of infantry,; 9 squadrons of cavalry; In total, about 6,000
Casualties and losses30 dead; 150 wounded600–700 killed; 3,000–4,000 wounded; 90 to 236 dead; 718 to 725 wounded
Commanders
  • Omar Pasha
  • Peter Andreivich Dannenberg
Battle of OltenițaBattle of OltenițaBattle of TurtucaiaSiege of DorostolonSiege of Silistra (1854)Siege of Silistra (1828)Siege of Silistra (1829)Battle of TurtucaiaBucharestVarnaPloieștiPiteștiPlevenDobrichCălărașiTurnovo100 km44.087N, 26.637E
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Battle of Oltenița is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q601152, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oltenița, revision 1370452163, 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.