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Siege Of Varna
Siege of Varna may refer to: * Siege of Varna (1201), during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars * Storming of Varna (1773), during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 * Siege of Varna (1828), during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Varna (1201)
The siege of Varna () took place between 21 and 24 March 1201 at Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast between the Bulgarians and the Byzantines. The Bulgarians were victorious and captured the city. Prelude After the youngest of the three Asen brothers, Kaloyan of Bulgaria, Kaloyan, was crowned Emperor in early 1197 he immediately showed his resolution to continue the war with the Byzantines by all means and liberate all Bulgarian lands. In the next year Kaloyan even allied with Ivanko (boyar), Ivanko, the murderer of his eldest brother, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Ivan Asen. The siege At the turn of the new century he seized the strong castle of Constancia (near modern Simeonovgrad) and then struck in the opposite direction and besieged the last Byzantine stronghold to the north of the Balkan Mountains, Varna. Varna was defended by a large garrison including western mercenaries who were known to be the bravest soldiers in the Byzantine army. To take the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storming Of Varna (1773)
The Storming of Varna was a military storm undertaken by the Russians October 30, 1773 against the city of Varna. The storm was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory. M. I. Bogdanovich. ''Походы Румянцева, Потемкина и Суворова в Турции.'' Saint Petersburg: Типография Эдуарда Веймара, 1852. Background In October 1773, Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev resumed the offensive beyond the Danube. On October 16, the detachment of Lieutenant General Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (5,000 men) crossed at Hârșova and joined up with the detachment of Lieutenant General (4,000 men) at Babadag. The next day, they attacked the 15,000 strong army under the command of Dagestanly Pasha at Karasu and defeated it. On October 23, both detachments occupied the stronghold in Dobrich almost without a fight. Then they were ordered to continue the offensive. Dolgoruky on Shumen. Ungern on Varna. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
