ORDER OF BATTLE // June 22, 1811
Battle of Ruschuk
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 75,000–80,000 estimated
Russian Empire
15,000–20,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ottoman Empire
60,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Ruschuk was a pivotal engagement within the Rusçuk–Slobozia operation of the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812. Kutuzov's Russian force, numbering between 15,000 and 20,000 troops, defeated a substantially larger Ottoman army of 60,000 under Vizier Laz Aziz Ahmed Pasha, inflicting approximately 3,500 Ottoman casualties. The victory at the town of Ruse contributed to Russian strategic momentum in the broader Danubian theater and formed part of the operation that would bear the town's name alongside Slobozia. The engagement demonstrated Kutuzov's capacity to overcome significant numerical disadvantage against Ottoman forces, reinforcing Russian operational dominance in the closing phase of the war.
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