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Battle in the Austro-Turkish War of 1788-1791 This article is about 1788 siege of Khotyn. For other uses, see Battle of Khotyn.

Siege of Khotyn

Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) and the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)

Siege of the Khotyn Fortress

Date	2 July – 19 September 1788
Location	Khotyn, modern-day Ukraine
Result	Austro–Russian victory

Belligerents

Habsburg monarchy

Russian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Josias of Coburg

Ivan Saltykov

Pasha of Khotyn

Strength

18,000

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

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In the siege of Khotyn (Khotin, Hotin; 2 July – 19 September 1788) a Habsburg Austrian army led by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and an Imperial Russian army commanded by Ivan Saltykov besieged an Ottoman Turkish garrison in the fortress of Khotyn. The Allies eventually forced the surrender of the fortress. The siege was part of the Austro-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War.

Siege

An Austrian army of 18,000 men under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld marched from Bukovina to lay siege to Khotyn. It was joined by a Russian army under Ivan Saltykov. The Turkish garrison led by the Pasha of Khotyn held out for more than two months before capitulating. Under the terms of surrender, any resident of Khotyn who wished to leave could join the Turks, who were allowed to march out with flags flying. The civilian refugees were to be provided with food and given 3,000 carts to move their possessions. This agreement, made by the Austrian generals, was ridiculed throughout Europe as too lenient.

Notes

Kalinka 1896, p. 27.

References

Dupuy, Trevor N.; Dupuy, R. Ernest (1977). The Encyclopedia of Military History. New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-011139-9.
Hirtenfeld, J. (1857). Der Militar-Maria-Theresien Orden und seine Mitgleider. Vol. 2. Aus der Kaiserlich-königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei.
Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33537-2.
Kalinka, Walerian (1896). Der vierjährige polnische reichstag, 1788 bis 1791. Berlin: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn. p. 27.

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