Battle of Tendra
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The Battle of Tendra was a naval action fought on 8 and 9 September 1790 in the Black Sea as part of the Russo-Turkish War. It ended in a decisive victory for Ushakov's Russians over the Ottomans.
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Battle of Tendra; late 18th century By Afanasy de Paldo [ru]
Siege of Izmail
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The siege of Izmail, also called the storming of Izmail, was a military action fought in 1790 on the Danube near the Black Sea during the Russo-Turkish War and simultaneously the Austro-Turkish War. T
Battle of Tendra
…to control the Black Sea, and Grigory Potemkin finally considered it possible to begin military action against the Vizier, leading eventually to the siege of Izmail. Rozhdestvo Christovo 84 (flag of Rear-Admiral Fyodor Ushakov…
The capture of Izmail by Russian troops under the command of General-in-Chief A. V. Suvorov on 11 December 1791, Mikhail Ivanov
Izmail Fortress
Suvorov on a white horse and the Russian soldiers storming Izmail. A commemorative painting from 2025 by artist Dmitry Dolgov; the painting is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Academic precision and classical techniques of military art.
![The engraving of Samuil Schiflar [ru] (painted version). Creation of the engraving was inspired by a watercolor painting of military artist Ivanov. Iv](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Taking_of_Izmail.jpg/500px-Taking_of_Izmail.jpg)
The engraving of Samuil Schiflar [ru] (painted version). Creation of the engraving was inspired by a watercolor painting of military artist Ivanov. Ivanov's painting was based on the sketches, made by the artist during the battle.