Battle of Cetate

Battle of Cetate
	Part of the Crimean War
	; The Battle of Cetate
Date	31 December 1853 – 6 January 1854
Location	Cetate, Wallachia44°06′N 23°13′E
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed Pasha	Col. Alexander Karlovich Baumgarten (WIA); Maj. Gen. Karl Aleksandrovich Bellegarde Iosif Anrep-Elmpt (unengaged)
Strength
18,000 (totally),; 24 guns	First Engagement:; 2,500,; 6 guns; (Baumgarten); (full force); ; Second Engagement:; 5,000–7,000; (Baumgarten & Bellegarde)
Casualties and losses
3,000,; 6 guns,; 3 banners	2,000–2,300

The Battle of Cetate was fought during the Crimean War. In this battle a large Ottoman force under Ahmed Pasha unsuccessfully attempted to capture the village of Cetate which was controlled by Russian Colonel Alexander Baumgarten.

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