Battle of Igren
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| Battle of Igren | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Cossack Conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Zaporozhian Cossacks |
 Crimean Khanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ivan Sirko | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown, several times less[1] | 10,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Almost all killed[2][3][1] | ||||||
The Battle of Igren is a semi-legendary battle that took place between the Tatar army of Crimean Khanate and the Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ivan Sirko, near Stanovoy and other adjacent islands, Samara River on Igren Peninsula, during summer of 1660.[1]
Battle
Tatars were going to cross the Samara River in order to return to Crimea with their exploits. Ivan Sirko knew about this, and with his Cossacks set up an ambush for an incoming Tatar army. As the Tatars were crossing the river, Sirko made his battle cry and with Cossacks launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting Tatar army.[1] Cossacks inflicted a crushing defeat on the vastly more numerous Tatar army, slaughtering it.[3][4] Only a few Tatars managed to escape.[1] Tatars expected to cross the river without anyone intervening, which backfired.[1] According to a local legend, as the surviving Tatars were fleeing the battle, they yelled out "Ogren! Ogren!", which in Turkic meant: "Cursed, Cursed [Place]!".[5]