| Capture of Giurgiu (1771) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) | |||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Raffet_-_Tour_de_l%27horloge,_b%C3%A2tie_pendant_l%27occupation_turque.jpeg) The Giurgiu Clocktower built amidst the Russo-Turkish war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||||
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Mehmed Pasha |
Second-Major Genzel | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 14,000 | 600 to 707 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 216 casualties | ||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg)  Location within Europe &sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Romania.png) Capture of Giurgiu (1771) (Romania) | |||||||||
The capture of Giurgiu[a] was a military siege undertaken by the Ottomans between 27 and 29 May 1771 against the city of Giurgiu, occupied by the Russians since February. The siege was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.
- ^ Davies 2016, p. 169.
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