Today we begin the story of the Capture of Ishmael. These are the events of 1790. It was during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787 - 1791 that the Izmail fortress fell under the onslaught of the Russian troops commanded by Suvorov. But let's start from the very beginning.
Izmail fortress
This fortress was considered the main and one of the most powerful Turkish strongholds. After the war of 1768 - 1774, the Turks made every effort to make the fortress impregnable. They signed to participate in the construction project of the Frenchman De Lafite-Clove and the German Richter. Under the leadership of these engineers, the fortress became a truly formidable stronghold of the Turkish army.
It was located on top of a sloping slope leading to the banks of the Danube. The hollow, quite wide, extended from north to south. She divided the fortress itself into 2 parts. Western, large, was considered old. She was called: the Old. The eastern one, smaller, was called the New Fortress.
The fence reached 6 miles in length. The fortress fence looked like a right triangle. The right angle was directed north. The base of the triangle was facing the Danube.
The height of the main shaft was 8.5 meters. The shaft was surrounded by a moat. At the same time, the depth of the moat was 11, and the width was 13 meters. It was partially filled with water.
In the fence 4 gates were built. From the West: Tsargrad (second name: Bross) and Khotinsky. On the north-eastern side were the Bender Gate. On the East, Kiliysky gates were equipped.
At the time of the war and the approach of the Russian troops, 260 guns defended the rampart. At the same time, of these, 85 guns and 15 mortars were located on the river side. All the buildings of the fortress of the Turks were transferred to the defensive state. A huge amount of food and firearms with ammunition was stocked.
In a word, the Turks took the defense of the Izmail fortress very seriously. But they did not take into account the fact that Suvorov would lead the assault. The garrison, consisting of 35 thousand people, was led by the three-banded Aidozli-Mahmet Pasha. It is worth noting that this person was twice offered the title of vizier, but he rejected them.
Here in front of such a fortress were Russian troops. The garrison of the fortress outnumbered our ancestors. But not the ability to fight.
To be continued…
Next time we’ll talk about the alignment of forces in the region before the decisive assault on the Izmail fortress.
Posted by: @jurgan
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