Battle of Çeşme

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties Russian: minimal
Ottoman: almost entire fleet destroyed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Aleksei_Orlov
gptkb:Hüsameddin_Pasha
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Çeşme_Castle_monument
gptkbp:date 5–7 July 1770
gptkbp:depictedIn paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky
gptkbp:effect weakened Ottoman naval power
boosted Russian prestige in the Mediterranean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Çeşme
gptkbp:location gptkb:Çeşme_Bay,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent Ottoman fleet destroyed by fire ships
gptkbp:numberOfTroops Ottoman fleet: 14 ships of the line, 6 frigates, 6 xebecs, 13 smaller vessels
Russian fleet: 9 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 1 bomb vessel, 2 fireships, 2 small craft
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1768–1774)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Orlov_Revolt
Greek War of Independence (inspiration)
gptkbp:result Russian victory
gptkbp:significance decisive Russian naval victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Çeşme_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6