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

Pyotr Ivanovich Melissino ; c. 1726 – c. 1797 was a General of the Artillery of the Russian Empire and was widely considered the best Russian artilleryman of the 18th century.