The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 18
Battle of Akhaltsikhe (1828), by January Suchodolski. Oil on canvas, 1839
The passage of the Russian army through the Balkan mountains.
An episode of the battle of this war
Clash between Turks and Russians
Mahmud II
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Mahmud II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal r
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
…The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 resulted from the Greek War of Independence of 1821–1829; war broke out after the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and in November 1827 revoked the 1826 Akkerman Convention in retaliation for the participation of the Imperial…
Portrait by Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger, 1839
Mahmud II enthroned, c. 1809
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud
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