Storming of Hirsovo
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.
| Storming of Hirsovo | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
Map to the article "Girsovo". Sytin Military Encyclopedia (St. Petersburg, 1911–1915) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
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| Mehmed Pasha |
Alexander Suvorov David Mochebelov (Machabeli) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 men | 3,000+ men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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up to 1,000 men, 6 cannon, 1 mortar |
10 killed, 167 wounded | ||||||
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