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Siege of Khotin

1788 CE · Ukraine, Europe · War

Siege of Khotin
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The siege of Khotyn took place in Khotyn, modern-day Ukraine, in 2 July–19 September 1788, and was part of the Austro-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War. The Habsburg Austrian army of 18,000 men led by Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld marched from Bukovina to lay siege to Khotyn. It was joined by an Imperial Russian army commanded by Ivan Saltykov.

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