siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Varna (1828)
Siege of Varna (1828) was a siege conducted on 13 July 1828 at Varna, in what is now Bulgaria; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1828 to 1829. The recorded result: Russian victory.
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Where it sits in the Ninth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 13 July 1828 to 11 October 1828 | |
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| Place | Varna, Bulgaria 43.208N, 27.917E | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 40,519 men,; 118 cannons; 8 ships of the line,; 5 frigates,; 13 small vessels,; 52 naval cannons | Garrison: 12,000; Omer Vrioni: >20,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 3,290 dead and wounded | Unknown number of dead/wounded/missing; 10,887 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Varna (1201) 1201, same recorded site
- Battle of Varna 1444, 2.9 km W
- Battle of Marcianople AD 376, 27 km W
- Battle of the Willows AD 377, 27 km W
- Battle of Kozludzha 1774, 30 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1201 and 1828.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Brailov 1828
- After: Battle of Akhalzic 9 August 1828
- All 8 engagements of Ninth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1828
- Siege of Silistra (1828) Bulgaria
- Battle of Mariel Cuba
- Battle of Punta Malpelo Ecuador
- Battle of Navarro Argentina
- Battle of Nanggulon Indonesia
Siege of Varna (1828) 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 Q2073130, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Varna (1828), revision 1371322416, 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.