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Russian troops under the command of Count Alexander Suvorov took place on December 22 (December 11, old style), 1790. Day of Military Glory is celebrated on December 24, since in the current edition federal law"On the days of military glory and memorable dates in Russia" dates historical events before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar are obtained by simply adding 13 days to the Julian dates. However, the difference of 13 days between the Gregorian and Julian calendars accumulated only by the 20th century. In the 18th century, the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars was 11 days.

The assault and capture of the Turkish fortress of Izmail was the key battle of the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791.

Not resigned to defeat in the 1768-1774 war, Turkey in 1787 demanded that Russia return the Crimea and renounce Georgia's patronage, in August declared war on Russia.

In turn, Russia decided to take advantage of the situation and expand its possessions in the Northern Black Sea region.

Military operations developed successfully for Russia. Turkish troops suffered sensitive defeats, having lost Ochakov and Khotin, were defeated at Foksani and on the Rymnik river. The Turkish fleet suffered major defeats in the Kerch Strait and off Tendra Island. The Russian fleet seized a lasting dominance in the Black Sea, providing conditions for active offensive operations of the Russian army and rowing flotilla on the Danube. Soon, having captured the fortresses of Kiliya, Tulcha and Isakcha, Russian troops approached the Turkish fortress Izmail on the Danube, which covered the strategic Balkan direction.

On the eve of the war, the fortress was heavily fortified with the help of French and German engineers. From the west, north and east, it was surrounded by a high rampart six kilometers long, up to eight meters high with earthen and stone bastions. A ditch 12 meters wide and up to 10 meters deep was dug in front of the rampart, which in some places was filled with water. On the south side, Ishmael was covered by the Danube. Inside the city there were many stone buildings that could be actively used for defense. The garrison of the fortress numbered 35 thousand people with 265 fortress guns.

In November, the Russian army of 31 thousand people (including 28.5 thousand infantry and 2.5 thousand cavalry) with 500 guns laid siege to Izmail from land. The river flotilla under the command of General Osip de Ribas, having destroyed almost the entire Turkish river flotilla, blocked the fortress from the side of the Danube.

The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Field Marshal Prince Grigory Potemkin, sent General-in-Chief (at that time) Alexander Suvorov to lead the siege, who arrived at Izmail on December 13 (December 2, old style).

To begin with, Suvorov decided to conduct thorough preparations for the capture of an impregnable stronghold. Ramparts and walls similar to those of Izmail were built near nearby villages. For six days and nights, the soldiers practiced on them ways to overcome ditches, ramparts and fortress walls. At the same time, in order to deceive the enemy, preparations for a long siege were imitated, batteries were laid, and fortification work was carried out.

December 18 (December 7, old style) Suvorov sent an ultimatum to the commander of the Turkish troops Aydozli-Mehmet Pasha demanding the surrender of the fortress; the commander attached a note to the official letter: "To Seraskiru, the foremen and the whole society: I arrived here with the troops. Twenty-four hours to think about surrender and freedom, my first shots are already bondage, the assault is death. What I leave you for consideration."

The negative answer of the Turks, according to a number, was accompanied by assurances that "the Danube would sooner stop in its course and the sky would collapse to earth than Ishmael would surrender."

Suvorov decided to launch an immediate assault. During December 20 and 21 (December 9 and 10 according to the old style), the fortress was subjected to fierce bombardment from 600 guns.

The assault, which has become a classic of military art, began at half past six in the morning on December 22 (December 11, old style).

Suvorov planned to knock the enemy off the rampart in the dark, and then make the most of the daytime, so as not to interrupt the battle at night. He divided his forces into three detachments of three assault columns each. A detachment of Lieutenant General Pavel Potemkin (7,500 people) attacked from the west, a detachment of Lieutenant General Alexander Samoilov (12,000 people) - from the east, a detachment of Major General Osip de Ribas (9,000 people) - from the south across the Danube. The cavalry reserve (2500 people) of Brigadier Fyodor Westfalen in four groups took up positions opposite each of the fortress gates.

In the west, the columns of generals Boris de Lassi and Sergei Lvov immediately forced the rampart, opening the gates for the cavalry. To the left, the soldiers of the column of General Fyodor Meknob had to tie the assault ladders in pairs under fire in order to overcome the higher fortifications. On the east side, the dismounted Cossacks of Colonel Vasily Orlov and Brigadier Matvey Platov withstood a strong counter-attack by the Turks, from which the column of General Mikhail Kutuzov, which occupied the bastion at the eastern gate, was also inflicted. In the south, the columns of General Nikolai Arsenyev and Brigadier Zakhar Chepegi, which began the assault a little later, closed the ring under the cover of the river flotilla.

By daylight, the battle was already going on inside the fortress. At about noon, de Lassi's column was the first to reach its center. To support the infantry, field cannons were used, which cleared the streets of the Turks with grapeshot. By one o'clock in the afternoon, the victory was actually won, but in some places the fight continued. In a desperate attempt to recapture the fortress, the brother of the Crimean Khan Kaplan-girei was killed. Aydozli-Mehmet Pasha with a thousand janissaries held a stone inn for two hours, until almost all of his people (and himself) were killed by the grenadiers. By 16 o'clock, the resistance had completely ceased.

The Turkish garrison lost 26 thousand people killed, nine thousand were captured, but within a day up to two thousand of them died from their wounds. The winners got about 400 banners and bunchuks, 265 guns, the remains of the river flotilla - 42 ships, a lot of rich booty.

The losses of the Russian troops in killed and wounded were initially estimated at four and a half thousand people. According to other sources, only four thousand were killed, and another six thousand were injured.

Russian victory had great importance for the further course of the war, which in 1792 ended with the Yassy Peace, which secured Crimea and the northern Black Sea region from the Kuban to the Dniester for Russia.

The hymn "Thunder of victory, sound!" Is dedicated to the capture of Ishmael! (music - Osip Kozlovsky, lyrics - Gavriil Derzhavin), considered the unofficial anthem of the Russian Empire.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources

Ishmael is a fortress where everything that remains of ancient city, whose history has not yet been fully investigated.

The emergence of Ishmael, its early history

The appearance of Ishmael is covered with legends. Historians claim that the first human settlements were here already in the second millennium BC, in the Bronze Age.

There is an assumption that in the sixth millennium BC, a settlement of the Gumelny culture was based in the Izmail region. In 1979, during excavations, various artifacts of ancient cultures were discovered. These are amphorae and other ceramics. The Izmail fortress did not yet exist at that time, but there were Greek, Geto-Thracian and Sarmatian settlements in its area.

In the 11-12 centuries of our era, the Galicia-Volyn principality was located here. In the 12th century, Genoese merchants built a fort that allowed them to live and defend themselves against the attacks of nomadic tribes. In the 15th century, the Turks seized the fort, began to rebuild it and thus created a defensive structure, which became a checkpoint between Russia and Turkey.

Turkish troops in Izmail

The thirteenth century for the Smil fortress was marked by the fact that it was almost completely destroyed by the troops of the Golden Horde. A hundred years later, the city of Sinil appeared on this place, and in 1538 the troops of the Turkish Sultan burst here. The Turks plundered the city and devastated it, but did not destroy it at all. The city was named Ishmasl (which means “hear, Lord”).

The Ottoman conquerors pursued a tough policy, and therefore the population of Budjak protested. Soon its inhabitants united with the Zaporozhye Cossacks and in 1594 attacked Ishmasl. The Sultan's troops fiercely defended themselves, and soon they built the fortress of Izmail.

The fortress was built with the help of specialists who were invited from Europe. They created massive stone walls, up to ten meters high. Deep ditches were dug around the fortress, and water was immediately poured into them. Thirty thousand janissaries occupied the fortress of Ishmael, and woe to those who tried to take it by storm. 265 guns installed there fired at the enemy troops. The fortress was considered impregnable for a long time.

Attempts to storm the fortress

The end of the eighteenth century for the history of Russia is marked by constant conflicts with Turkey. The 1768-1774 war did not end the dispute between the two states. The Izmail fortress was taken on July 26, 1770 by troops under the leadership of Prince N. Repnin, and in 1771 a Russian Danube flotilla was even formed here, but in 1774 the fortress was returned back to the Turks. These were the conditions of the peace treaty concluded at that time.

In 1789, war broke out again between Russia and Turkey. This time Ishmael became a fortified garrison. Many believed that it was impossible to take this fortress. But the Russian army again tried to seize this stronghold.

In 1790, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, General Potemkin, gave the order to take Izmail. The Russians moved forward reluctantly, and there was little success. Then it was decided to use the troops of Suvorov.

General Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov

Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov in childhood was a weak and sickly child. Everyone told him that due to his health, he was unlikely to be able to become a military man, and he would not be able to hold heavy weapons. And no one then knew that this boy was the future commander Suvorov, the fortress of Izmail for whom would be the most important achievement in his career.

In the winter cold, Suvorov walked down the street in a light jacket. In the spring, he swam in rivers in icy water. He traveled often, rode a horse well. All this he did with the aim of preparing for military service. As a result, he turned out to be a great commander, who gave the army more than fifty years. At the very beginning of his service he was a soldier, and at the end he became generalissimo and field marshal. On his account there are more than thirty-five battles.

Preparation for the capture of Izmail under the leadership of Suvorov

Suvorov came to the capture of Ishmael as an experienced commander. It has established itself as good boss, who treated the soldiers warmly and caringly, thanks to which he repeatedly won victories. In 1787, Russian soldiers under his leadership completely dispersed and destroyed the 6,000-strong army of the Turks, and then brilliant victories followed in Rymnik and near Focsani. Fortress Izmail, 1790 for which became a turning point, at that time was considered invincible. In addition, the Turkish sultan gave the order to execute all his soldiers who surrender to the Russian soldiers.

In December 1790, the Supreme Council in the Russian army decided that it would be better not to storm the Izmail fortress for now, and proposed to move to winter quarters. Russian troops at this time suffered greatly from hunger, cold, and illness began. Suvorov, who arrived, instilled courage, because everyone in the Russian army knew that this commander did not like to wait long. And so it turned out. It was Suvorov who took the fortress of Izmail. He decided to do it in the very near future, but first, prepare properly.

When Suvorov appeared, the Izmail fortress looked down on the Russian soldiers. For ten days he was actively preparing the soldiers for the assault. By his order, a ditch was dug, a rampart was poured next to it, and now the troops began to train. Suvorov himself showed the soldiers how to climb the walls and stab the Turks (they were represented by stuffed animals). At sixty years old, he was a very mobile and youthful person.

The beginning of the assault on Izmail

On December 9, 1790, Russian troops launched an assault on the Turkish fortress. Prior to that, on December 7, Suvorov sent an ultimatum to the Turkish Pasha, who ruled over Izmail, with a proposal to surrender. Pasha flatly refused and replied that the sky would sooner fall to earth than Ishmael would succumb to the onslaught of foreign troops.

Then Suvorov decided that Ishmael was a Turkish fortress that thought a lot about itself, and began to carefully prepare an offensive. The Russians constantly fired signal flares and gradually put the vigilance of the Turkish privates to sleep. The assault on the city began early in the morning, at eight o'clock, and by 11 o'clock in the afternoon it was already clear on whose side the victory would be.

Before the battle, Suvorov divided his army into three parts. Fortress Izmail, 1790 in the history of which became a turning point, was attacked from three sides. From the west and from the north, the troops of Pavel Potemkin advanced, from the east was the army of General Kutuzov, commanded by Orlov and Platov. The army of General Deribas took part in the battle; it was advancing from the Danube side, consisting of 3,000 people.

The climax of the battle for Ishmael

The Russian army in the process of the battle for Ishmael suffered great difficulties. The fourth column, consisting of the Cossacks, commanded by the commander of St. George, Vasily Orlov, broke into the Izmail fortress from the side of the Bendery Gate. The Cossacks were poorly trained in military science. While they were storming the fortress, the Bendery Gate opened. The Turks jumped out and began to exterminate the Cossacks with sabers.

Suvorov found out about this and sent the Voronezh hussars and squadron of Colonel Sychov to help. A battalion of soldiers from Kutuzov also arrived. Thus, it was possible to drive off the Turks, they were partially destroyed.

At this time, the commandant of the fortress Ishmael decided to blow up the bridge in front of it in order to prevent the Russians from getting there. At the same time, the commander of the hussars, Volkov, nevertheless organized the crossing, his three squadrons broke into the city and took eight hundred people prisoner. Soon the city fortifications were captured, and battles began in the city itself. The struggle against the Turks lasted until 16 hours, then the Russian army finally took possession of it.

The brother of the Crimean Khan Kaplan Girey made an attempt to recapture the city from the Russians. He gathered a detachment of several thousand Tatars who went to attack. They did not succeed, since Suvorov sent a detachment of rangers to meet them, and they led the Tatars into the coastal floodplains. Kaplan Girey and his sons were killed.

End of the battle for Ishmael

The assault on the fortress of Izmail led to huge losses for the Turks. They killed about thirty thousand people, the Russians lost four thousand. The Russians seized all the guns, as well as jewelry for 10 million francs. Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov became the commandant of the captured fortress.

The bodies of the Russian killed were buried in cemeteries, while the Turks were thrown into the Danube, the prisoners were engaged in this. A hospital was opened in the city itself.

For the capture of Izmail, Suvorov was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky regiment. The soldiers who took part in the assault were awarded silver medals, the officers who led the battles - gold crosses with a St. George ribbon.

Ishmael in the twentieth century

In the twentieth century, Izmail is experiencing an era of rapid development. This time is marked by the creation of the Russian-Danube Shipping Company. The Izmail port is in operation. During the imperialist war, the city suffers from hunger and a lack of basic necessities.

In 1918, Izmail became part of the lands of royal Romania. He remained there until 1940. Old-timers remember Izmail of that time as a well-groomed, patriarchal city. Cultural life it was very developed. Theatrical performances were constantly staged. There were women's and men's gymnasiums in the city, in which different subjects were studied.

In the history of the Great Patriotic War The Danube flotilla showed its best side. Before the start of the war on June 22, 1941, Soviet soldiers in Izmail had already entered combat positions. And fifteen hundred Soviet soldiers successfully defended themselves against twenty thousand Romanians for a long time. Only when the order was given to leave Ishmael and go to defend Odessa, they left him. But after three years Soviet troops returned and freed Ishmael.

Diorama of the fortress Izmail

The storming of the fortress of Izmail decided to perpetuate the artists of the twentieth century. The diorama "Storming the fortress of Izmail" was created, with the help of which it was possible to make out in all the details. The diorama was installed in 1973 in the building of a Turkish mosque. It was created by the war artists E. Danilevsky and V. Sibirskiy. The diorama presents to the audience the turning point of the capture of the fortress. You can see Russian soldiers crossing the moat and climbing the walls. They are desperately fighting the defenders of the fortress. The flag of the Russian army has already been installed on the main tower. In general, the diorama depicts the city of Izmail, a fortress. Many have taken a photo of this diorama more than once.

The main gate of the fortress is already open, and the Russian grenadiers are marching into the city. On the right, you can see how the Russian flotilla is moving along the Danube, and the Black Sea Cossacks are approaching the shore. On the bank to the left is the figure of Suvorov, who leads the battle.

Izmail fortress in the modern era

Now the Izmail fortress is not in the best condition. Work is underway to create new buildings and an arboretum in its place. At the same time, the fortress, which was once taken by the commander Alexander Suvorov, is destroyed. To the dumps of earth created with construction equipment, penetrate archaeologists, whose main task is not the study of antiquity, but the search for treasures.

As early as December 19, 1946, by the decree of the Izmail City Executive Committee, the territory of the fortress was declared a protected area. But much has changed since then, and now the barbaric destruction of the architectural monument is taking place. Employees of the department for the protection of monuments in the Odessa region believe that the city authorities must do everything to preserve the ancient artifacts that have not been destroyed.

They won one of the most striking victories in history, taking the Turkish fortress of Izmail.

How Turkey woke up famously

Among the outstanding historical victories won by the Russian army, there are not so many that not only remained in the memory of descendants, but even entered folklore and became part of the language. The storming of Ishmael is just such an event. It appears both in anecdotes and in ordinary speech - “the capture of Ishmael” is often jokingly called “assault”, when an extremely large amount of work has to be done in a short period of time. The storming of Izmail was the apotheosis of the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791. The war broke out at the suggestion of Turkey, which was trying to take revenge for previous defeats. In this endeavor, the Turks relied on the support of Great Britain, France and Prussia, which, however, did not themselves intervene in hostilities. The ultimatum of Turkey in 1787 demanded that Russia return Crimea, renounce Georgia's patronage and agree to inspect Russian merchant ships passing through the straits. Naturally, Turkey was refused and began hostilities. Russia, in turn, decided to use the favorable moment to expand possessions in the Northern Black Sea region.

Fighting developed disastrously for the Turks. The Russian armies inflicted defeat after defeat on the enemy, both on land and at sea. In the battles of the 1787-1791 war, two Russian military geniuses shone - the commander Alexander Suvorov and the naval commander Fyodor Ushakov.
By the end of 1790, it was obvious that Turkey was suffering a decisive defeat. However, Russian diplomats did not succeed in persuading the Turks to sign a peace treaty. Another decisive military success was needed.

The best fortress in Europe

Russian troops approached the walls of the Izmail fortress, which was the key object of the Turkish defense. Ishmael, located on the left bank of the Kiliya arm of the Danube, covered the most important strategic directions. Its fall created the possibility of a breakthrough by Russian troops across the Danube to Dobrudja, which threatened the Turks with the loss of vast territories and even a partial collapse of the empire. Preparing for war with Russia, Turkey strengthened Ishmael as much as possible. The best German French military engineers were engaged in the fortification work, so that Ishmael at that moment became one of the most powerful fortresses in Europe.
A high rampart, a wide moat up to 10 meters deep, 260 guns on 11 bastions. In addition, the garrison of the fortress by the time the Russians approached exceeded 30 thousand people.
The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Potemkin, gave the order to seize Izmail, and the detachments of Generals Gudovich, Pavel Potemkin, as well as the flotilla of Generalade Ribas, began to carry it out.
However, the siege was carried on sluggishly, the general assault was not appointed. The generals were not cowards at all, but they had fewer troops at their disposal than were in the garrison of Ishmael. It seemed crazy to take decisive action in a situation like this.
Having sat under siege until the end of November 1790, at the military council of Gudovich, Pavel Potemkin and de Ribas decided to withdraw the troops to winter quarters.

War genius insane ultimatum

When such a decision became known to Grigory Potemkin, he flew into a rage, immediately canceled the order to withdraw, and appointed General-in-Chief Alexander Suvorov as the head of the assault on Izmail.

A black cat had run between Potemkin and Suvorov by that time. The ambitious Potemkin was a talented administrator, but his leadership skills were very limited. On the contrary, the fame of Suvorov swept not only throughout Russia, but also abroad. Potemkin was not eager to give the general, whose successes made him jealous, a new chance to excel, but there was nothing to do - Ishmael was more important than personal relationships. Although, it is possible that Potemkin secretly harbored the hope that Suvorov would break his neck on the bastions of Ishmael.
The resolute Suvorov arrived at the walls of Ishmael, on the move deploying the troops that were already leaving the fortress. As usual, he infected everyone around him with his enthusiasm and confidence in success.

Only a few knew what the commander really thought. Having personally traveled around the approaches to Ishmael, he briefly said: "This fortress has no weak points."
And after years, Alexander Vasilyevich will say: "It was possible to decide to storm such a fortress only once in a lifetime ...".
But in those days, the general-in-chief did not express doubts at the walls of Ishmael. He took six days to prepare for the general assault. The soldiers were sent to the exercises - in the nearest village they hastily erected earthen and wooden analogs of the ditch and walls of Izmail, on which methods of overcoming obstacles were practiced.
Ishmael himself, with the arrival of Suvorov, was taken into a tough blockade from the sea and land. After completing the preparations for the battle, the general-in-chief sent an ultimatum to the head of the fortress, the great serasker Aydozle-Mehmet-Pasha.

An exchange of letters between the two military leaders went into. Suvorov: “I arrived here with the troops. Twenty-four hours to think - and freedom. My first shot is already bondage. The assault is death. " Aydozle-Mehmet-Pasha: "It is more likely that the Danube will flow backwards and the sky will fall to the ground, than Ishmael will surrender."
After the fact, it is generally accepted that the Turkish commander was overly boastful. However, before the assault, one could say that Suvorov was overly arrogant.
Judge for yourself: we have already spoken about the might of the fortress, as well as about its 35 thousandth garrison. And the Russian army numbered only 31 thousand fighters, of which a third were irregular troops. According to the canons of military science, an assault in such conditions is doomed to failure.
But the fact is that 35 thousand Turkish soldiers were actually suicide bombers. Furious with military failures, the Turkish sultan issued a special firman, in which he promised to execute anyone who left Ishmael. So the Russians were opposed by 35 thousand armed to the teeth, desperate fighters who intended to fight to the death in the fortifications of the best European fortress.
That is why Aydozle-Mehmet Pasha's answer to Suvorov is not boastful, but quite reasonable.

The death of the Turkish garrison

Any other commander would really break his neck, but we are talking about Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov. The day before the assault, Russian troops began artillery preparation. At the same time, it must be said that the time of the assault did not come as a surprise for the Ishmael garrison - it was revealed to the Turks by the defectors, who apparently did not believe in Suvorov's genius.
Suvorov divided the forces into three detachments of three columns each. A detachment of Major General de Ribas (9,000 men) attacked from the river side; the right wing under the command of Lieutenant-General Pavel Potemkin (7,500 people) was to strike from the western part of the fortress; the left wing of Lieutenant-General Samoilov (12,000 people) - from the east. 2,500 cavalrymen remained Suvorov's last reserve in the most extreme case.
At 3 am on December 22, 1790, Russian troops left the camp and began to concentrate in the starting points for the assault. At 5:30 in the morning, about an hour and a half before dawn, the assault columns began their attack. A fierce battle began on the defensive ramparts, where the opponents did not spare each other. The Turks defended themselves furiously, but a blow from three different directions disorientated them, not allowing them to concentrate their forces in one direction.
By 8 o'clock in the morning, when daybreak, it became clear that Russian troops had captured most of the outer fortifications and began to push the enemy towards the center of the city. Street fighting turned into a real carnage: the roads were littered with corpses, thousands of horses were galloping right along them, left without riders, houses were burning. Suvorov gave the order to introduce 20 light guns into the streets of the city and hit the Turks with direct fire with grapeshot. By 11 o'clock in the morning, the advanced Russian units under the command of Major General Major General Boris Lassi occupied the central part of Izmail.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, the organized resistance was broken. Separate centers of resistance were suppressed by the Russians until four in the evening.
A desperate breakthrough was made by several thousand Turks under the command of Kaplan Girey. They managed to get out of the city walls, but here Suvorov moved a reserve against them. Experienced Russian huntsmen pressed the enemy to the Danube and completely destroyed those who had broken through.
By four o'clock in the afternoon, Ishmael fell. Out of 35 thousand of its defenders, one person escaped and managed to escape. The Russians killed about 2,200 people, more than 3,000 were wounded. The Turks lost 26 thousand people killed, out of 9 thousand prisoners, about 2 thousand died from wounds in the first day after the assault. Russian troops captured 265 guns, up to 3 thousand poods of gunpowder, 20 thousand cannonballs and many other ammunition supplies, up to 400 banners, large supplies of provisions, as well as jewelry worth several million.

Purely Russian rewarding

For Turkey, it was a complete military disaster. And although the war ended only in 1791, and the Yassy Peace was signed in 1792, the fall of Izmail finally broke the Turkish army morally. Suvorov's name alone terrified them.
According to the Yassy Peace of 1792, Russia gained control over the entire northern Black Sea region from the Dniester to the Kuban.
Delighted with the triumph of Suvorov's soldier, the poet Gabriel Derzhavin wrote the hymn "Thunder of victory, sound!", Which became the first, still unofficial anthem of the Russian Empire.

But there was one person in Russia who reacted with restraint to the capture of Izmail - Prince Grigory Potemkin. Petitioning Catherine II for rewarding those who distinguished themselves, he suggested that the Empress reward him with a medal and a lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky Guards Regiment.
The rank of lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky regiment itself was very high, because the rank of colonel was worn exclusively by the current monarch. But the fact is that by that time Suvorov was already the 11th lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky regiment, which greatly devalued the award.
Suvorov himself, who, like Potemkin, was an ambitious man, hoped to receive the title of Field Marshal General, and was extremely offended and annoyed by the award he received.

By the way, Grigory Potemkin himself was awarded a field marshal's uniform, embroidered with diamonds, worth 200,000 rubles, the Tauride Palace, as well as a special obelisk in his honor in Tsarskoe Selo for the capture of Izmail.
In memory of the capture of Ishmael in modern Russia December 24 is the Day of Military Glory.

Ishmael "from hand to hand"

It is interesting that the capture of Izmail by Suvorov was not the first and not the last storm of this fortress by Russian troops. It was first taken in 1770, but after the war it was returned to Turkey. The heroic assault on Suvorov in 1790 helped Russia win the war, but Ishmael was returned to Turkey again. For the third time, Izmail will be taken by the Russian troops of General Zass in 1809, but in 1856, following the unsuccessful Crimean War, he will come under the control of the Turkish vassal of Moldova. True, the fortifications will be torn down and blown up.

The fourth capture of Izmail by Russian troops will take place in 1877, but it will take place without a fight, since Romania, which controlled the city during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, will conclude an agreement with Russia.
And after that, Izmail will change hands more than once, until in 1991 it becomes a part of independent Ukraine. Is it forever? Hard to say. After all, when it comes to Ishmael, you cannot be completely sure of anything.