Battle of Bodrum (1774)

Battle of Bodrum (1774)
	Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
	; A cannon in Bodrum Castle
Date	15 April 1774
Location	Bodrum, Ottoman Empire37°2′2″N 27°25′52″E / 37.03389°N 27.43111°E
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Osman Pasha	Alexei Orlov
Strength
Small	2,000–3,000; Various ships
Casualties and losses
Low	High 300 killed; 300–500 injured; ;
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Europe Battle of Bodrum (1774) (Turkey)

The battle of Bodrum^[a] was a naval battle fought on 15 April 1774 at the Ottoman city of Bodrum. The Ottoman force was led by Kelleci Osman Pasha, whilst the Russian navy was commanded by Alexei Orlov. The battle was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.^[1]

Prelude

Bodrum was attacked twice previously. Once between 10 and 11 August 1773,^[2] and a few months before that;^[3] both ended in Russian failures, and in both battles the Russian navy was commanded by Andrey Elmanov.^[4]

Battle

On 15 April 1774, Alexei Orlov bombarded Bodrum. However, he was repelled by the forces of Kelleci Osman Pasha. Before retreating, Orlov had lost 300 men.^[1]

Notes

^ Turkish: Bodrum Muharebesi; Russian: Битва за Бодрум

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph. Çevik, Mümin (ed.). Büyük Osmanlı Tarihi [Great Ottoman History] (in Turkish). Vol. 16. Translated by Özdek, Refik. Istanbul: Üçdal Neşriyat. pp. 236–237.
^ Anderson, Roger C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant, 1559–1853. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 303. ISBN 9781578985388.
^ Yiğit, Ahmet (2009). "165 nolu Bodrum Şer'i̇yye Si̇ci̇li̇nde Bulunan Deni̇zci̇li̇ğe Dai̇r Kayitlar" [Maritime Records in Bodrum Şer’i̇yye Registry, No. 165]. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (in Turkish) (22). Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Press: 119.
^ Büyüktuğrul, Afif (1970). Osmanlı Deniz Harp Tarihi [History of Ottoman Naval Warfare] (in Turkish). Vol. 2. Istanbul: T.C. Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı Yayınları. pp. 238–239.

[2] Turkish: Bodrum Muharebesi; Russian: Битва за Бодрум

[Hammer-1] von Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph. Çevik, Mümin (ed.). Büyük Osmanlı Tarihi [Great Ottoman History] (in Turkish). Vol. 16. Translated by Özdek, Refik. Istanbul: Üçdal Neşriyat. pp. 236–237.

[3] Anderson, Roger C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant, 1559–1853. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 303. ISBN 9781578985388.

[4] Yiğit, Ahmet (2009). "165 nolu Bodrum Şer'i̇yye Si̇ci̇li̇nde Bulunan Deni̇zci̇li̇ğe Dai̇r Kayitlar" [Maritime Records in Bodrum Şer’i̇yye Registry, No. 165]. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (in Turkish) (22). Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Press: 119.

[5] Büyüktuğrul, Afif (1970). Osmanlı Deniz Harp Tarihi [History of Ottoman Naval Warfare] (in Turkish). Vol. 2. Istanbul: T.C. Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı Yayınları. pp. 238–239.

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