Russo-Turkish wars
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The Russo-Turkish wars or the Russo-Ottoman wars began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in th
Left-to-right from top: Siege of Ochakov (1737), Siege of Izmail (1790), Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), Siege of Plevna (1877), Battle of Sarikamish (1914–1915), Battle of Erzurum (1916)
Capture of Azov by the troops of Peter the Great in 1696
The destruction of the Ottoman fleet in Battle of Chesma
Clash between Russo-Austrian and Turkish troops in the Battle of Rymnik, 1788
Crimean War
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The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia from October 1853 to February 1856. Geopolitical causes of the war included th
Russo-Turkish wars
…Ottomans was the only way to halt a massive Russian expansion. Even though the Ottomans and Russians were on opposing sides, the roots of the ensuing Crimean War lay in the rivalry between the British and the Russians. The war ended unfavorably for the Russians, with the Paris peace of 1856. The wars declined…
Attack on the Malakoff, by William Simpson
The naval Battle of Navarino (1827), as depicted by Ambroise Louis Garneray.
Muhammad Ali of Egypt deposed the Ottoman governor and seized control of Egypt for himself
Russian siege of Varna in Ottoman-ruled Bulgaria, July–September 1828