Battle of Bodrum (1773)

Battle of Bodrum (1773)
Part of the Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774)
Date10–18 August 1773
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Osman Pasha Grigory Spiridov
Admiral Elmanov
Strength
5,000 4,000
Casualties and losses
Light 2,000

Battle of Bodrum (1773), was a phase in the Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774).

The Russian fleet under the command of Admiral Elmanov landed in Bodrum on 10 August 1773 and in Kos on 17 August, where the Russian troops were repelled by the Turkish garrisons with heavy losses.[1]

  1. ^ Hatzivasileiou, Vasilis (1990). [History of the Island of Kos: Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods] (Greek). Athens: Dimos Ko. p.314

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