1770 in Russia

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Events in the year 1770 in Russia

Incumbents

Russo-Turkish war
January – Russian troops in Focșani witness the first signs of a plague^[1]
5–7 July – Battle of Chesma; The Russian fleet defeats the Ottoman fleet in Çeşme Bay near Çeşme^[2]
7 July – Battle of Larga; Russians defeat the Crimeans and Ottomans on the banks of the Larga River
1 August – Battle of Kagul; In the Kagul River near Cahul, in southern Moldavia, now Moldova, Russians score a land victory against Crimea and the Ottoman Empire.^[3]

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^ "Battle of Çeşme | Turkish history | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ Archer, Christon (2002). World History of Warfare. U of Nebraska Press. p. 444. ISBN 9780803244238.

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