Battle of Fidonisi

Battle of Fidonisi
	Part of Russo-Turkish War
	; Battle of Fidonisi. canvas, oil. Vladimir Kosov 2021
Date	14 July 1788 (N.S.)
Location	Area of Fidonisi (actual name Snake Island), Black Sea
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Marko Voinovich; Fyodor Ushakov	Cezayirli Hasan Pasha
Strength
2 ships of the line; 10 frigates; 24 small vessels	17 ships of the line; 8 frigates; 3 bomb vessels; 21 small vessels
Casualties and losses
Not specified	The lead ships out of action; 1 flagship out of action; 1 vessel lost

The naval Battle of Fidonisi took place on 14 July 1788 (NS) between the fleets of the Russian Empire under Marko Voinovich's lead and the Ottoman Empire under Cezayirli Hasan Pasha during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) in the area of Snake Island, which in Greek was called Fidonisi (Φιδονήσι). It was a Russian victory.

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