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 Omer Pasha
linked to: Omar Pasha

Peter Dannenberg
conflict Crimean War
conflictType Ottoman–Russian War within the Crimean War context
country Ottoman Empire
date 1853-11-04
endDate 1853-11-04
followedBy Battle of Cetate
hasCasualties Ottoman forces
Russian forces
historicalPeriod 19th century
involved Ottoman infantry
Russian infantry
artillery
location Danube River
linked to: Danube

Oltenița
Wallachia
notableFor first significant Ottoman–Russian clash of the Crimean War on the Danube front
opponent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
partOf Danube campaign of the Crimean War
linked to: Danube campaign
precededBy Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities
presentDayLocation Oltenița, Călărași County, Romania
region Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
result Ottoman victory
riverCrossed Danube River
linked to: Danube
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