ABSTRACT
When the Russian army under Suwarrow and the Russian fleet under Paul Jones began operations against Oczakoff, June 1, 1788, the garrison included fourteen thousand Turkish regulars and from five thousand to six thousand effective irregulars; and the place was supposed to be provisioned and munitioned for at least two years. The Turkish commander on land was Mehemet Hassan Bey, and the Sultan's naval force in the Black Sea was commanded by Reis Dejazet, Capitan Pacha, each on his own element the ablest officer in the Ottoman service.
