Battle of Chesma (1770)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexei_Orlov
gptkb:Samuel_Greig
gptkb:Grigory_Spiridov
gptkb:Hasan_Pasha
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Chesma Obelisk (Gatchina)
Chesme Church (St. Petersburg)
Chesme Column (Tsarskoye Selo)
gptkbp:date 5–7 July 1770
gptkbp:followedBy Russian blockade of the Dardanelles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Chesma (1770)
gptkbp:location Chesma Bay, Aegean Sea, near western coast of Anatolia
gptkbp:Ottoman_casualties 11,000 killed, 15 ships of the line destroyed, 6 frigates destroyed, 13 other vessels destroyed
gptkbp:Ottoman_fleet_strength 14 ships of the line, 6 frigates, 6 xebecs, 13 smaller vessels
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1768–1774)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Chios_(1770)
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Orlov_Revolt
gptkbp:result Decisive Russian victory
gptkbp:Russian_casualties 1 ship of the line damaged, 11 killed, 30 wounded
gptkbp:Russian_fleet_strength 9 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 1 bomb vessel, 3 fireships, 2 small craft
gptkbp:significance Boosted Russian naval prestige
Major defeat for Ottoman navy
gptkbp:tactics use of fireships by Russians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ottoman_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6