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Siege of Silistra (1854)

Siege of Silistra (1854) was a siege conducted in 1854 at Silistra, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 12–18,000 men. (Garrison) against 50–90,000 men and 266 guns.

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Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War
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Fought1854
WhereSilistra, Bulgaria44.119N, 27.260E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Eyalet of EgyptagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses1,400 killedand16,000 casualties; 10,000 killed; 6,000 wounded
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

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28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1854 (year precision)
to 24 June 1854
PlaceSilistra, Bulgaria
44.119N, 27.260E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength12–18,000 men. (Garrison)50–90,000 men and 266 guns
Casualties and losses1,400 killed16,000 casualties; 10,000 killed; 6,000 wounded
Commanders
  • Selim Fathi Pasha
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between AD 968 and 1854.

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Elsewhere in 1854

Siege of Silistra (1854) 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 Q815207, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Silistria (1854), revision 1370745274, 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.