Siege of Azov

May – July 19, 1696 · Sea of Azov Theater

May – July 19, 1696

Peter the Great of Russia, who had joined the Holy League in 1686, laid siege to the Ottoman fortress of Azov at the mouth of the Don River. A first attempt in 1695 had failed for lack of a fleet. Peter built one over the winter — Russia's first navy — and in 1696 the fleet blockaded Azov from the sea while the army besieged it from land. The garrison surrendered in July.

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