Battles & Campaigns · 1810
Battle of Batin
Batin, Bulgaria
What happened
A Russian army under Nikolay Kamensky fought a larger Ottoman army. Russian infantry attacked uphill toward the Ottoman camp, but the attack stalled. Kamensky sent cavalry round to strike from behind, and the confusion let the main attack succeed. The Russians took the camp, its commander and its guns.
Why it matters
It let the Russian campaign in the Balkans go on unhindered. Kamensky could return to the siege of Rousse (Ruse).
What came next
Rousse fell to the Russians that September. Kamensky fell ill early in 1811 and died that spring.
Did you know?
Muhtar Pasha, son of the famous Ali Pasha of Ioannina, escaped with his Albanian cavalry.
Timeline
- 22 Jul 1810Russian assault on Rousse.
- 9 Sep 1810Battle of Batin.
- 1810Rousse falls to the Russians.
- 28 May 1812Treaty of Bucharest.