Siege of Izmail

<p>The siege of Izmail or Ismail / Ishmael / İzmail , also called the storming of Izmail (<a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>: Штурм Измаила), was a <a href="/facts/Military_action_(combat)/LWg2SN3o">military action</a> fought in 1790 on the <a href="/facts/Black_Sea/M0rLKvge">Black Sea</a> during the <a href="/facts/Russo-Turkish_War_(1787%E2%80%931792)/WEmmqNBz">Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)</a> and simultaneously the <a href="/facts/Austro-Turkish_War_(1788%E2%80%931791)/2mLlVeuR">Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791)</a>. The Russians were led by <a href="/facts/Alexander_Suvorov/XeymUokI">Alexander Suvorov</a>, who had defeated the <a href="/facts/Ottoman_Turks/q4wBrzH9">Ottomans</a> at <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Kinburn_(1787)/vrqP3tMq">Kinburn</a>, <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Foc%C8%99ani/NrQzAYwe">Focsani</a>, and <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Rymnik/EVyRe2jt">Rymnik</a>, as well as participating in the <a href="/facts/Siege_of_Ochakov_(1788)/NXUKd66g">siege of Ochakov</a>. The Black Sea rowing <a href="/facts/Flotilla/ISTwBeB3">flotilla</a> was commanded by the Spanish admiral <a href="/facts/Jos%C3%A9_de_Ribas/IoN1x4xz">José de Ribas</a> (Iosif Deribas). It is regarded as one of Suvorov's finest victories and one of the greatest deeds in world military history.
</p><p>The fortress was considered to be impregnable and was referred to as "a fortress without weak points", and was commanded by one of the best and most experienced Ottoman generals, <a href="/facts/Aydoslu_Mehmed_Pasha/rwCf4CFe">Aydoslu Mehmed Pasha</a>.
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Siege of Izmail