BATTLE // November 9, 1772
Action of 6 November 1772
Overview
This battle took place on 6, 7, and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) in the Gulf of Patras, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Mikhail Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs while losing no ships.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Significance
The Action of 6 November 1772 was a naval engagement fought over three days in the Gulf of Patras during the Sixth Russo-Turkish War. A Russian squadron under Mikhail Konyaev met an Ottoman force composed of frigates and xebecs, inflicting a decisive one-sided defeat: all 9 Ottoman frigates and 10 of 16 xebecs were destroyed, with no Russian vessels lost. The engagement demonstrated Russian naval reach into Greek waters and degraded Ottoman naval capacity in the eastern Mediterranean at a moment when Russia was pressing its strategic advantage across multiple theaters of the war.
Tactics
The overview notes that the Russian fleet under Konyaev engaged Ottoman frigates and xebecs over three days in the Gulf of Patras, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 of 16 xebecs without losing any ships of its own. Beyond the scale of destruction and the vessel types involved, the source does not describe the specific maneuvers, formations, or dispositions employed by either side.
Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- Empire russe224medium
- Empire ottoman630medium
Empire ottoman fielded a 2.8 : 1 numerical advantage
Casualties
- Empire ottoman200medium32% loss rate
Commanders (3)
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
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