battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of the Danube
Battle of the Danube was a battle fought on 20 June 1811 at Slobozia, in what is now Romania; it lasted 11 months. It was part of the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1806 to 1812. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 37,000 soldiers against 56,000 soldiers.
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Where it sits in the Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 20 June 1811 to 27 May 1812 | |
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| Place | Slobozia, Romania 43.858N, 25.907E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Territorial change | Treaty of Bucharest | |
| Strength | 37,000 soldiers | 56,000 soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | |
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Nearest engagements
- Capture of Giurgiu (1771) 1771, 6.7 km NE
- Battle of Batin 1810, 29 km SW
- Battle of Călugăreni 1595, 37 km N
- Battle of the Argeş 1916, 47 km N
- Battle of Svistov 1877, 49 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Batin 26 August 1810
- All 5 engagements of Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1811
- Battle of Tippecanoe United States
- Battle of Albuera Spain
- Battle of Lissa Croatia
- Battle of the Gebora Spain
- Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Spain
Battle of the Danube is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21644425, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Slobozia, revision 1370589561, 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.