"Russo-Turkish Battle of Kozludji - 1774 - Where?" Topic
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dBerczerk | 29 Aug 2015 7:01 a.m. PST |
I've been reading up on Russia's expansion under Catherine II (the Great) into the Crimea. I found this link to an OOB for the Battle of Kozludji in 1774, which catapulted the young General Suvarov into prominence. link But I cannot find where the battle actually took place, other than "on the Danube." Can anyone help with the present day location where the battle occurred? I'd like to recreate the battle on the tabletop, but need some help visualizing the terrain, and its geographical significance. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA -- "His successes during the Russo-Polish conflict of 1768–72 earned him a reputation as a self-willed subordinate and a boldly unorthodox tactician—a reputation that was confirmed when, in 1773, he joined Count P.A. Rumyantsev's army fighting the Turks on the Danube. His two successful descents on Turtukai, his brilliant defense of Hirsov, and, above all, his successful direction of the Battle of Kozludji (1774) showed him to be an incomparable commander of the field, but after he helped to suppress the Russian peasant revolt led by Yemelyan Pugachov in the same year and subsequently served in Crimea, his career seemed to founder." |
Broglie | 29 Aug 2015 7:46 a.m. PST |
I cannot help with your query but I would like to know what books you are reading about the Russo Turkish Wars. My interest is actually in the following war of 1787 – 1792. Also would be interested to know what figures and above all what rules you use. Regards |
enfant perdus | 29 Aug 2015 7:58 a.m. PST |
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korsun0 | 29 Aug 2015 8:03 a.m. PST |
There is a place called Kozloduy in Bulgaria, on the Danube… link If he defeated the Turks on a tributary of the Danube, it kind of fits. Edit: sorry, didn't see the post above. |
Mr Steve | 29 Aug 2015 12:26 p.m. PST |
I am waiting for Brian L Davies book to come out on this subject. link The Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 Catherine II and the Ottoman Empire No idea yet on its usefulness to wargamers. |
dBerczerk | 29 Aug 2015 6:31 p.m. PST |
Thank you all for your input! I first became interested in this period while reading "Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" by Jeremy Black. I am looking for copies of Duffy's "Russia's Military Way to the West. Origins and Nature of Russian Military Power 1700-1800" and W.C. Fuller's "Strategy and Power in Russia 1660-1914" -- hopefully Used, or through inter-library transfer. I plan to game this period in 54mm, using figures from Armies in Plastic, Barzso, Deetail, Cherilea, Hat Industries, BMC, Italeri, Tehnolog, and A Call to Arms. I will use the rules by "All The King's Men." |
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