Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774)
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Was a war between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Russian Empire was victorious and ceded territories in Ukraine to Russia. The Crimean Khanate became a Russian protectorate.
Chronology
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Was the Russian invasion of the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774).
October 1769: With the Ottomans in disarray the Russians took the capital of Moldavia (Jassy).
August 1770: From the capital of Bucharest, the Russians fanned out through the principality, only later being challenged by Grand Vizier Mehmed Emin Pasha at Kagul on Aug 1, 1770. The Russians routed the Grand Vizier's forces and allegedly one-third of the Ottoman troops drowned in the Danube trying to escape.
November 1769: The Russians continued the advance south into Wallachia, occupying its capital Bucharest.
September 1769: The Russians began their initial campaign over the Dneister into Moldavia. The elite Ottoman Janissaries took heavy casualties from the Russians at Khotyn.
Were a series of raids by Crimean Khan Qırım in Russian held territories in modern-day Ukraine.
January 1770: In 1769, Crimean Khan Qırım Giray invaded the Russian held territories in modern-day Ukraine, leading to the territory being occupied by Turkey. Qırım Giray was a prominent leader of the Crimean Khanate, a Turkic state that was a vassal of the Ottoman Empire.
February 1770: In 1769, Crimean Khan Qırım Giray invaded the Russian held territories in modern-day Ukraine. This event eventually led to the Russian Empire gaining control of the territory in 1770.
Was a Russian naval expedition in the Mediterranean raiding Ottoman territories.
June 1772: Russian occupations of Beirut.
January 1770: Several islands in Greece were occupied by Russia.
July 1771: The Russian fleet abandoned the region in following June.
June 1772: The Russians surrendered Beirut to the pro-Ottoman emir of Mount Lebanon, Yusuf Shihab, only after being paid a large ransom.
February 1774: In 1774, the Russians, led by Count Orlov, occupied Beirut for four months in order to pressure Yusuf, the governor of Sidon, to pay a ransom. This event was part of the larger Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
October 1773: In 1773, Russian forces led by Count Orlov occupied Beirut for four months to pressure Yusuf Karamanli, the ruler of Tripoli, to pay a ransom for the release of Russian prisoners captured during the First Russo-Turkish War. This military occupation was part of the broader conflict between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
A Greek uprising in the Peloponnese and later also in Crete that broke out in February 1770, following the arrival of Russian Admiral Alexey Orlov, commander of the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774).
March 1770: A Greek uprising in the Peloponnese and later also in Crete that broke out in February 1770, following the arrival of Russian Admiral Alexey Orlov, commander of the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), to the Mani Peninsula.
Was the final and victorious Russian offensive against the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774).
June 1774: Battle of Kozludzha.
Was the treaty that ended the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774). The Ottomans ceded territories in modern-day Ukraine to Russia, and the Crimean Khanate became a Russian protectorate.
July 1774: In 1774, the Ottoman Empire ceded the seaports of Azov and Kerch to the Russian Empire as part of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca. This treaty was signed by representatives of the Ottoman Empire and Russia, marking a significant shift in power dynamics in the region.
July 1774: In 1774, as part of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, Russia gained territory between the rivers Dnieper and Southern Bug from the Ottoman Empire. The Porte, referring to the Ottoman Empire, renounced its claims to Kabarda in the North Caucasus. This treaty was signed by Catherine the Great of Russia and Sultan Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire.
July 1774: After the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca forced the Ottoman Empire to leave the Crimean Khanate, the Russian army left the other regions it had occupied.
July 1774: In 1774, as part of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, Russia gained territory between the rivers Dnieper and Southern Bug from the Ottoman Empire. The Porte renounced its claims to Kabarda in the North Caucasus. This treaty was signed by Catherine the Great of Russia and Sultan Mustafa III of the Ottoman Empire.
July 1774: The Ochakiv area passed to direct control of the Ottoman Empire.
