Siege of Silistra (1854)
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The siege of Silistria, or siege of Silistra, was a key engagement in the Crimean War, fought from 11 May to 23 June 1854 between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in present-day Bulgaria. The Russian army, numbering up to 90,000 men with 266 guns, attempted to capture the Danubian fortress of Silistria as part of a broader strategy to outflank Ottoman defences and pre-empt an expected Allied landing at Varna. The garrison, 12,000 to 18,000 Ottoman troops and Egyptian auxiliaries, was bolstered by British military advisers and successfully withstood a six-week siege.
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1854 Siege of Silistra (1854)
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 968 | Battle of Silistra | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 971 | Siege of Dorostolon | Byzantine Empire, battle, siege, Kievan Rus' | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1087 | Battle of Dristra | battle, Byzantine Empire, Pechenegs | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1773 | Siege of Silistra (1773) | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1828 | Siege of Silistra (1828) | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1829 | Siege of Silistra (1829) | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1854 | Siege of Silistra (1854) | Ottoman Empire, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| link | page | Statens historiska museers samlingar page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Drastar | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Silistra | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Medzhidi Tabiya | fortress | Wikidata | |