Skirmish at Bender 1713
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 February 1713 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1713 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Moldova | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Great Northern War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 46.8333, 29.4833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Skirmish at Bender (Swedish: Kalabaliken i Bender; Finnish: Benderin kalabaliikki; Russian: Перестрелка в Бендерах, romanized: Perestrelka v Benderakh) was devised to remove Charles XII of Sweden from the Ottoman Empire after his military defeats in Russia. It took place on 1 February 1713 (O.S.) or 12 February 1713 (N.S.) on Ottoman territory, in what is now the town of Bender, Moldova (separatist region of Transnistria).
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