Battle of Oltenitza

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The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
combatType land battle
commander Omar Pasha
surface form: Omer Pasha

Peter Dannenberg
conflict Crimean War
conflictType Danubian front of the Crimean War
surface form: Ottoman–Russian War within the Crimean War context
country Ottoman Empire
date 1853-11-04
endDate 1853-11-04
followedBy Battle of Cetate
hasCasualties Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman forces

Russian forces
historicalPeriod 19th century
involved Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman infantry

Russian infantry
artillery
location Danube
surface form: Danube River

Oltenița
Wallachia
notableFor first significant Ottoman–Russian clash of the Crimean War on the Danube front
opponent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
partOf Danube campaign
surface form: Danube campaign of the Crimean War
precededBy Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities in 1853
surface form: Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities
presentDayLocation Oltenița, Călărași County, Romania
region Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
result Ottoman victory
riverCrossed Danube
surface form: Danube River
startDate 1853-11-04
strategicObjective establish Ottoman bridgehead on the left bank of the Danube
territorialContext Danubian Principalities
theatre Danubian front of the Crimean War
year 1853

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Danube campaign hasPart Battle of Oltenitza