Siege of Varna

Garrison: 12,000
Omer Vrioni: &gt;20,000

Siege of Varna
	Part of the Russo–Turkish War, 1828–1829
	; Painting by Alexander Sauerweid (1836)
Date	July 13–September 29, 1828
Location	Varna, Ottoman Bulgaria43°12′28.01″N 27°55′0.98″E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Imperial Russian Navy;	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas I; Pavel Sukhtelen; Pavel Ushakov; Alexander Menshikov (WIA); Vasily Perovsky; Mikhail Vorontsov; Vasily Shenshin; Yevgeny Golovin; Eugen of Württemberg; Aleksey Greig; Faddey Bellingshausen	Izzet Mehmed; Omer Vrioni
Strength
40,519 men,; 170 cannons	Garrison:; 12,000; Omer Vrioni:; >20,000;
	Location within Bulgaria Siege of Varna (Black Sea)

The siege of Varna (July 13–September 29, 1828) was a battle during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829.

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