Battle of Larga

Battle of Larga Date 7 July 1770 Location Larga river, eastern Moldavia Result Decisive Russian victory Belligerents Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Field-Marshal Rumyantsev Kaplan Girey Strength 38,000, 115 guns 65,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, 33 guns Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Larga was fought between 65,000 Crimean Tatars cavalry and 15,000 Ottoman infantry under Kaplan Girey against 38,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Rumyantsev on the banks of the Larga River, a tributary of the Prut River, in Moldavia (now in Moldova), for eight hours on 7 July 1770. It was fought on the same day as Battle of Chesma, a key naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774.

The battle was a decisive victory for the Russians who captured 33 Turkish cannons and the vast enemy camp. For this victory, Rumyantsev was awarded the Order of Saint George of the 1st Degree. Two weeks later, the Russians scored an even greater victory in the Battle of Kagul.

References

• (Russian) The Battles of Larga and Kagul