battle, early modern

Battle of Varna

Name: Battle of Varna
Location: Varna, Bulgaria

Battle of Varna was a battle fought in 1606 at Varna, in what is now Bulgaria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Varna. It was part of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions, which ran from 1600 to 1700. The recorded result: Cossack victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1606

WhereVarna, Bulgaria43.211N, 27.911E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCossack victory

BelligerentsZaporozhian CossacksagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy; 10 galleys captured

Part ofZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions1600 to 1700

Where it sits in Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions

3 placed engagements of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1606 (year precision)
Place	Varna, Bulgaria 43.211N, 27.911E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy; 10 galleys captured; Large civilian casualties; Lots of captives freed
Commanders	Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny

Placed at Varna; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Varna (1828) 1828, 0.6 km SE
Siege of Varna (1201) 1201, 0.6 km SE
Battle of Varna 1444, 2.3 km W
Battle of Marcianople AD 376, 27 km W
Battle of the Willows AD 377, 27 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of Kaffa 22 July 1616
All 3 engagements of Zaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions

Elsewhere in 1606

Battle of Varna is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135466948, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Varna (1606), revision 1370592203, 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.