Minikh feigned a false attack on the right flank, and the major attack on the fight flank broke through the fortifications. The army proceeded to the capital of the Khanate, Bakhchisaray, and Akmescit (now Simferopol). However epidemic, epizooty, and mutiny in the army forced Minikh to leave Crimea.[1][2]
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^ abПолководцы России. Полная энциклопедия, pp. 60-61
^"Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z"[1] (?mutiny and animal disease are not mentioned in other sources)
January 01, 1970
siege, perekop, 1736, other, uses, siege, perekop, disambiguation, siege, storming, perekop, russian, Штурм, Перекопа, june, 1736, part, russo, turkish, 1735, 1739, russian, field, marshal, burkhard, christoph, münnich, known, russia, minikh, successfully, sto. For other uses see Siege of Perekop disambiguation The siege or storming of Perekop Russian Shturm Perekopa on June 1 OS 20 May 1736 was part of the Russo Turkish War 1735 1739 Russian field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Munnich known in Russia as Minikh successfully stormed the fortifications at the Isthmus of Perekop and left the Tatar fortress Fortress Or Qapi known as Perekop Fortress in Russian in ruins This was a serious if not mortal blow to the independence of the Crimean Khanate As a result the Russian Empire for the first time gained access into the Crimean Peninsula This was a serious blow to the independence of the Crimean Khanate 1 Siege of Perekop 1736 Part of Russo Turkish War of 1735 1739Date19 May 12 November 1736LocationPerekop CrimeaResultRussian victory in the first stage Later Crimean victory Although the Russians first captured Crimea they were later repelled from Crimea BelligerentsOttoman Empire Crimean Khanate RussiaCommanders and leadersFetih II GirayBurkhard Christoph von Munnich Vasily DolgorukovStrength4 000 Soldiers and 84 cannons62 000 soldiersCasualties and losses1 000 dead and wounded500 dead 200 injured Minikh feigned a false attack on the right flank and the major attack on the fight flank broke through the fortifications The army proceeded to the capital of the Khanate Bakhchisaray and Akmescit now Simferopol However epidemic epizooty and mutiny in the army forced Minikh to leave Crimea 1 2 References edit a b Polkovodcy Rossii Polnaya enciklopediya pp 60 61 Dictionary of Battles and Sieges P Z 1 mutiny and animal disease are not mentioned in other sources Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Perekop 1736 amp oldid 1222193048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
