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1768

Russo-Turkish War Begins

October 6, 1768

The Ottomans, egged on by France, declared war on Russia over Polish incursions. Catherine welcomed the excuse. Her fleet would sail from the Baltic around Europe to the Aegean; her armies would march to the Danube. The Ottoman Empire was about to discover that Russia had become a Black Sea power.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: 1765: Ali Bey al-Kabir Seizes Egypt
After: July 5, 1770: Battle of Chesme - Russian Fleet Burns Ottomans

Before and after in War

Before: April 7, 1767: Ayutthaya Destroyed
After: July 5, 1770: Battle of Chesme - Russian Fleet Burns Ottomans

Era

Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)