Battle of Focșani
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The Battle of Focșani was a 1789 engagement in present-day Romania in which combined Russian and Habsburg forces decisively defeated the Ottoman army during the Austro-Turkish War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Focșani canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedCommander |
Alexander Suvorov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedForce |
Austrian troops under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
ⓘ
Russian troops under Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian-Ottoman rivalry in the late 18th century
ⓘ
military career of Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Ottoman army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Austrian coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Danubian campaign of 1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Suvorov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koca Yusuf Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman vassal state of Moldavia ⓘ |
| date | 1 August 1789 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Rymnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Principality of Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Moldavia
NERFINISHED
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near Focșani ⓘ present-day Romania ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Focșani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective cooperation between Russian and Austrian armies
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use of disciplined infantry squares and artillery against Ottoman cavalry ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman army of Koca Yusuf Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Koca Yusuf Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier maneuvers in Moldavia in 1789 ⓘ |
| result | decisive Russo-Austrian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to subsequent Russo-Austrian successes in 1789
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weakened Ottoman position in Moldavia ⓘ |
| strength | Russo-Austrian forces outnumbered by Ottomans ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theater of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheater | Eastern European front of the Ottoman–Habsburg conflicts ⓘ |
| year | 1789 ⓘ |
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