Storming of Hirsovo

Storming of Hirsovo
Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774
Map to the article "Girsovo". Sytin Military Encyclopedia (St. Petersburg, 1911–1915)
Date 14 September 1773 Location Hirsova (Hirsovo), Dobruja, Ottoman Empire (now Hârșova, Romania) Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed Pasha	Alexander Suvorov David Mochebelov (Machabeli)
Strength
10,000 men	3,000 men
Casualties and losses
up to 1,000 men, 6 cannon, 1 mortar	10 killed, 167 wounded

The Storming of Hirsovo (Hirsova) was a military operation carried out by Ottoman troops on 14 September (O.S. 3 September) 1773 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). The Ottoman Grand Vizier Muhsinzade Mehmed decided to storm the Hirsovo fortress occupied by Russian troops of Alexander Suvorov to facilitate the seizure of Giurgiu. Having pushed back the Russian outposts, the Turks came close to the Hirsovo fortifications; the Russians opened fire from the fortress and the Turks moved back; then they headed for the sconce. Repulsed by the sconce, they withdrew to their mountain artillery battery, but were knocked down from it by Colonel Prince Mochebelov and retreated, having lost additional men in the Russian pursuit.

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