Battle of Pruth
1711 CE · Moldova
The Battle of Pruth was fought in 1711 CE in Moldova between Ottoman Empire vs the Tsardom of Russia; Ottoman victory; the encircled Russian army was allowed to withdraw in return for Azov.
Battle of Pruth: quick facts
- Date
- 1711 CE
- Location
- Moldova
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire vs the Tsardom of Russia
- Commanders
- Baltacı Mehmed Pasha vs Peter the Great
- Result
- Ottoman victory; the encircled Russian army was allowed to withdraw in return for Azov.
- Era
- ⚔️ Ottoman & Islamic Empires
- Quiz difficulty
- hard
What happened at the Battle of Pruth?
The Ottoman army under Grand Vizier Baltaci Mehmed Pasha surrounded Tsar Peter the Great's Russian army along the Pruth River in Moldova. Trapped with no escape, Peter was forced to negotiate a humiliating peace, returning the fortress of Azov to the Ottomans and dismantling his Black Sea fleet. The campaign was one of the Ottoman Empire's last great military successes and temporarily reversed Russian expansion toward the Black Sea.
Did you know?
Peter the Great was so desperate to escape the trap at the Pruth that his wife Catherine reportedly gave up her jewelry to bribe the Ottoman Grand Vizier into accepting lenient peace terms.
Sources and further reading
- Battle of Pruth on Wikipedia for the full account, historiography and primary sources.
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Entry last reviewed 26 September 2026.