Siege of Vidin (1798) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Pashalik of Vidin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Küçük Hüseyin Pasha Ali Pasha of Ioannina Hadji Mustafa Pasha | Osman Pazvantoğlu | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
40,000–100,000 soldiers 40 artillery pieces 15 gunboats | 10,000–12,000 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Considerable | Unknown |
The siege of Vidin was a siege by the Ottoman Empire aimed at subduing Osman Pazvantoğlu, a regional governor who had declared de facto independence and rebelled against Ottoman authority.