Battle of Oltenița

The Battle of Oltenița (or Oltenitza) was fought on 4 November 1853 and was the first engagement of the Crimean War. In this battle an Ottoman army under the command of Omar Pasha was defending its fortified positions from the Russian forces led by General Peter Dannenberg, until the Russians were ordered to withdraw. The Russian attack was called off just when they reached the Ottoman fortifications, and they retreated in good order, but suffered heavy losses. The Ottomans held their positions, but did not pursue the enemy, and later retreated to the other side of Danube.

Battle of Oltenița
Part of the Crimean War
Date4 November 1853
Location
Oltenița, Wallachia
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Omar Pasha Peter Dannenberg
Strength
5 companies of infantry, 150 cavalrymen, 6 guns
Russian estimate: 8,000 with 20 guns		 8 battalions of infantry,
9 squadrons of cavalry
In total, about 6,000
Casualties and losses
30 dead
150 wounded		 600–700 killed
3,000–4,000 wounded
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.