Russo-Turkish War and the Annexation of Bessarabia (1806–1812)

The use of Ukrainian resources in yet another geopolitical war of the empire, which ended with the severing of Bessarabia from the Ottoman Empire: "After the incorporation of Bessarabia into Russia on May 16, 1812 (see the Treaty of Bucharest of 1812), Ukrainian Cossacks of the volunteer regiments, of the Ust-Danube Budjak Cossack Host, and of the Danube Cossack Host actively settled the Budjak"[1].

ID: C0039
Start:  January 1806
End:  December 1812
Contributors: decolonial.ist project
Version: 1.1
Created: 25 April 2026
Last Modified: 31 July 2026

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ID Name Procedures
G0009 Russian Empire 2

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January 1806
T0049 Forced Mobilization
C0039 Russo-Turkish War and the Annexation of Bessarabia (1806–1812)
G0009 Russian Empire
S0010 Regular Army

The use of Ukrainian Cossack formations in the imperial war: "The Russian troops, which included the Ust-Danube Budjak Cossack Host, captured Khotyn, Bendery… Akkerman"[2].

January 1806
T0017 Annexation of Territories
C0039 Russo-Turkish War and the Annexation of Bessarabia (1806–1812)
G0009 Russian Empire
S0009 Diplomacy

The severing of Bessarabia from the Ottoman Empire and its official annexation under the Peace of Bucharest: the treaty "confirmed the annexation of Bessarabia to Russia and the transfer of the border from the Dniester to the Prut down to its confluence with the Danube"[2].

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