<noinclude>The
Russo–Turkish War of 1787–1792 involved a futile attempt by the
Ottoman Empire to regain lands lost to
Russia in the course of the previous
Russo–Turkish War, 1768–1774. It took place concomitantly with the
Austro-Turkish War of 1787-1791.
In 1786,
Catherine II of Russia made a triumphal procession through the annexed
Crimea in company with her ally,
Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. These events and the friction caused by mutual complaints of infringements of the
Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji, which had closed the previous war, stirred up public opinion in
Constantinople, while the British and French ambassadors lent their unconditional support to the Ottoman war party.
In 1788, war was declared and the Russian ambassador to the Ottomans,
Yakov Bulgakov, was thrown into prison, but Ottoman preparations were inadequate and the moment was ill-chosen, now that Russia and Austria were in alliance, a fact of which the Ottomans became aware only when the
horsetails were planted for the campaign. The Ottomans drove back the Austrians from
Mehadia and overran the
Banat (1789); but in
Moldavia, Field Marshal
Pyotr Rumyantsev captured
Iaşi and
Khotin. After a long winter siege,
Ochakov fell to
Prince Potemkin. This news affected the
Ottoman Sultan so deeply as to cause his death.
Accordingly, the
Treaty of Jassy was signed with Russia on 9 January 1792, recognizing Russia's 1783 annexation of the
Crimean Khanate.
Yedisan (
Hacıbey and
Özi) was also ceded to...
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