Battle of Chesma

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The Battle of Chesma was a major 1770 naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which the Russian fleet decisively destroyed the Ottoman navy in the Aegean Sea.

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Battle of Chesma canonical 5
Battle of Chesme 4
Battle of Chesme (1770) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Çeşme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
belligerent Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
Ottoman Navy ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman navy
category Battles involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Battles involving the Russian Empire ⓘ
Naval battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
combatantStrength Russian fleet of ships of the line, frigates, and auxiliary vessels ⓘ
larger Ottoman fleet of ships of the line and other warships ⓘ
commander Aleksei Orlov ⓘ
linked to: Alexei Orlov

Grigory Spiridov ⓘ
Hasan Pasha ⓘ
Hüsameddin Pasha ⓘ
linked to: Hüseyin Pasha
commandingMonarch Catherine the Great ⓘ
commemoratedBy Chesme Church in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
Chesme Column in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ
Russian medals and decorations issued after the battle ⓘ
conflictOf Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
consequence Russian control of the Aegean Sea ⓘ
boost to Russian prestige in Europe ⓘ
encouragement of Greek unrest against Ottoman rule ⓘ
severe weakening of the Ottoman navy ⓘ
countryInvolved Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
date 5 July 1770 ⓘ
dateRange 5–7 July 1770 ⓘ
followedBy continued Russian naval operations in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Aegean Sea ⓘ
Chesma Bay ⓘ
off the western coast of Anatolia ⓘ
namedAfter Chesma Bay ⓘ
navalTechnology use of ships of the line and fireships in confined waters ⓘ
notableFeature Russian victory achieved far from home waters ⓘ
one of the most destructive naval fires in history up to that time ⓘ
opponentMonarch Sultan Mustafa III ⓘ
linked to: Mustafa III
outcome Ottoman naval losses far exceeded Russian losses ⓘ
partOf Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Chios (1770) ⓘ
result decisive Russian victory ⓘ
destruction of the Ottoman fleet at Chesma ⓘ
strategicObjective to disrupt Ottoman communications and control in the Aegean ⓘ
strategicSignificance shifted naval balance in favor of Russia in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
tacticUsed close-range bombardment in confined bay ⓘ
night attack ⓘ
use of fireships ⓘ
theatre Mediterranean theatre of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
year 1770 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottoman navy → engagedIn → Battle of Chesma ⓘ
Chesme Column → honours → Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
Chesme Column → namedAfter → Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
The Battle of Chesme → depicts → Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
The Battle of Chesme → inspiredBy → Battle of Chesme (1770) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) → majorBattle → Battle of Chesme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
Battle of Chesma → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Çeşme ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chesma
Grigory Spiridov → battle → Battle of Chesma ⓘ
Alexei Orlov → battle → Battle of Chesma ⓘ
Battle of Chios (1770) → followedBy → Battle of Chesma ⓘ