Battle of Kagul
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The Battle of Kagul or Cahul occurred on 1 August 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. It was the decisive and most important land battle of the war and one of the largest battles of the 18
Battle of Kagul, by Daniel Chodowiecki
Johann Martin Will. Battle of Kagul
The Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoye Selo
Pyotr Rumyantsev
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Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky was one of the foremost Russian military commanders of the 18th century, widely considered to be one of Russia's greatest military leaders and is referr
Battle of Kagul
…While the army of the Ottomans and its Crimean Tatar vassals greatly outnumbered the Russian force opposite them, the Russian commander, Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev, deftly arranged his far smaller army in solid infantry squares and surprisingly chose to go on the offensive against the allied forces. Assisting it…
Portrait by an unknown artist, 1770s
The Rumyantsev Obelisk (1799–1801) was moved from the Field of Mars to St. Andrew's Cathedral by Carlo Rossi in 1818.
Portrait of Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. Unknown artist of the late 18th century.
Portrait of Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. Painting of the 1790s by Salvatore Tonci.