Battle of Provadia (1829)

Battle of Provadia
	Part of Russo–Turkish War (1828–1829)
	; Sketch of the Battle of Provadia
Date	17 May 1829
Location	Provadia, Ottoman Empire
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Reşid Mehmed Pasha	General Roth; Filadelf Rındin
Strength
10,000 troops	10,000–15,000 troops, 16 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000–1,500 killed and wounded	1,000–1,500 killed and wounded

Battle of Provadia was a battle in the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829).

The Ottoman army under Grand Vizier Reşid Mehmed Pasha attacked the Russian forces commanded by General Roth near Provadia on 17 May 1829, but the assault ended inconclusively.

Battle

In the spring of 1829, the 20,000–25,000-strong Ottoman army stationed at Shumen under Grand Vizier Reşid Mehmed Pasha decided to launch simultaneous attacks on the separated 6th and 7th Russian corps. To achieve this, Reşid Mehmed Pasha split his forces into two and moved on 10 May. The larger right wing advanced towards Provadia with 10,000 men, while the left wing moved through Yenipazar towards Provadia.^[1]

The operation against Provadia also threatened the Russian corps under General Roth's contact with the Danube River. On 17 May, the Ottoman corps reached near Provadia and attacked a six-battalion Russian corps equipped with 12 guns.

The Russian battalions under General Filadelf Rındin suffered heavy losses, but when a Russian infantry battalion with four guns and two Cossacks regiments arrived from Devna, the front stabilized, and the Ottoman corps ceased their attack and withdrew to their original positions.^[2] Both sides suffered 1,000–1,500 casualties. General Rındin died of his wounds two weeks later.^[3]

References

^ Ески-Арнаутлар // Военная энциклопедия : [в 18 т.] : [мова: російська] / под ред. В. Ф. Новицкого [и др.]. — Санкт-Петербург. ; [Москва] : Типография т-ва И. В. Сытина, 1911—1915. (рос.)
^ "History of the Turkish Armed Forces – Ottoman-Russian War (1828-1829)", ATASE Publications, Ankara (1978), p.128
^ Volkov, S. V. Generals of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II, Vol. II, 2009, p. 438.

[Викитека_ВЭС-1] Ески-Арнаутлар // Военная энциклопедия : [в 18 т.] : [мова: російська] / под ред. В. Ф. Новицкого [и др.]. — Санкт-Петербург. ; [Москва] : Типография т-ва И. В. Сытина, 1911—1915. (рос.)

[2] "History of the Turkish Armed Forces – Ottoman-Russian War (1828-1829)", ATASE Publications, Ankara (1978), p.128

[3] Volkov, S. V. Generals of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II, Vol. II, 2009, p. 438.

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