Siege of Ochakov (1670)

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Siege of Ochakov
Part of the Cossack raids
Date 20 June 1670 Location Ochakov, Ottoman Empire Result Cossack victory
Belligerents
Zaporozhian Cossacks	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Wallachia
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Sirko	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Entire force killed or captured [1]

The siege of Ochakov ^[a] was carried out by the Zaporozhian Cossacks led by Ivan Sirko against the Ottoman-Crimean forces and allied Wallachian detachment, on 20 June 1670. ^{[1] [2]}

Prelude

Ivan Sirko was dissatisfied with Ottoman control in the region. Sirko raided Ochakov in the past and planned to do it again to undermine Turkish-Tatar influence. ^[1] In addition, Sirko saw this campaign as an opportunity to demonstrate his readiness to serve the Tsar again. ^[2] Sirko fully broke his ties with Doroshenko in 1670 and was unwilling to align with Turks or Tatars.

Siege

On June 20, Ivan Sirko led Cossacks on a campaign to Ochakov. ^[2] Cossacks besieged Ochakov. They fortified themselves near the city and made several sorties. ^[3] Later, Cossacks broke into it and stormed it. Cossacks didn't attempt to storm Ochakov citadel but captured the city itself and plundered it. The Ottoman-Crimean-Wallachian garrison was unable to stop Cossacks, they were either killed or captured. ^[1] Cossacks set the city on fire after looting it, including taking Turk, Tatar and Wallachian prisoners with them. ^{[3] [4]} In addition, Cossacks took livestock and moveable property with them. ^{[3] [5]}

Aftermath

Cossacks successfully looted and burnt Ochakov. ^[1] On July 18, Ivan Sirko informed Grigory Romodanovsky about his successful raid on Ochakov. ^[6] Sirko also informed Tsar Alexis about the successful siege, using this as an opportunity to request Kalmyk assistance and military supplies. ^[5] This campaign was intended as a message for Istanbul and Bakhchysarai, that they shouldn't feel comfortable on "ancient Ukrainian lands". ^[1]

Notes

1. Turkish: Özi Kuşatması
   Ukrainian: Облога Очакова
   Crimean Tatar: Öçekiv Qamalı
   Romanian: Asediul Oceacov

References

1. Б. І. Сушинський (2004). Козацькі вожді України. Історія України в образах її вождів та полководців XV-XIX (in Ukrainian). Vol. 1. Одеса: ВМВ. p. 390. ISBN   966-8286-22-7.
2. Ivan Sergeevich Sobchenko (2020). Kosh Otaman of Zaporozhian Sich I.D. Sirko (in Russian). Moscow: Ваш формат. p. 238.
3. Апанович, О. М. (1961). Запорізька Січ у боротьбі проти турецько-татарської агресії (in Ukrainian). Київ: Вид-во АН УРСР. p. 241.
4. Yavornytskyi 2004, p. 352-353.
5. Коляда, І.А. (2012). Отаман Сірко (in Ukrainian). Folio. p. 46. ISBN   978-966-03-5804-1.
6. Yavornytskyi 2004, p. 352.

Bibliography

• Yavornytskyi, Dmytro (2004). Tvory (in Ukrainian). Vol. 1. Tandem-U. ISBN   966-7482-31-6.