For the anniversary of the heroic battle of the brig "Mercury" with the Turkish squadron at the entrance to the Bosphorus 26 May 1829

During the Russian-Turkish war 1828-29. detachment ships of the Black Sea Fleet, consisting of a frigate and two brigs, was in the area of ​​the Bosphorus. On May 26, the Russian ships collided with a Turkish squadron, which included the 1829 of the battleships and the 6 frigate. The more high-speed frigate "Standart" and the brig "Orpheus" managed to break away from pursuit. However, the brig Mercury, armed with eighteen cannons, failed to escape from the battleship Selimiye (2 cannons) and Real Bay (110 cannons) that overtook it.

Ivan Aivazovsky. Brig "Mercury", attacked by two Turkish ships. Xnumx

Realizing that an unequal battle could not be avoided, Lieutenant-Commander A.I. Kazarsky, the brig commander, announced a gathering of officers. Corps lieutenant naval navigators IP Prokofiev proposed to take the battle, and if there was a threat of the capture of the brig by the Turks, blow up the ship in order to avoid its capture by the enemy. The officers supported this decision unanimously, and the crew greeted the decision of the commanders with a single "hurray." The team prepared the ship for battle, and a loaded pistol was left at the agreed place so that at the last moment the last of the surviving officers of the brig could detonate the ammunition remaining on the ship. Alexander Ivanovich Kazarsky, who for the battles near Varna, in 1828, was awarded a golden saber and had a reputation as one of the most courageous officers of the Black Sea Fleet. the spar is knocked down or water will arrive in the hold to such an extent that it will be impossible to pump it out, then, having fallen with some ship (in order to blow it up at once), the one who is still alive will light the cruise chamber with a pistol shot.

Nikolai Krasovsky (1840-1906). Brig "Mercury" fights with two Turkish courts

Having approached the "Mercury" at a distance of a gunshot, the Turkish ships began to fire from the bow guns. Using the tenfold superiority in artillery, the Turks intended to force the small Russian brig to surrender. At about half past two on the "Mercury" a strong fire started, which, however, was quickly extinguished. Taking advantage of maneuverability, the Mercury deftly avoided Turkish artillery volleys. At the same time, the Russian guns managed to wise an aimed return fire. The heavily damaged Turkish flagship was forced to cease fire and lie in the drift. By evening, “Mercury” managed to fend off from the second Turkish pursuer.

Ivan Aivazovsky. The brig "Mercury" after the victory over two Turkish ships meets with the Russian squadron (1848)

The unequal battle of "Mercury" lasted about four hours. The brave brig received more than three hundred injuries, but remained afloat and without any problems joined the squadron, moving to its aid. The losses of Mercury were relatively small: the 4 of a member of the heroic crew was killed, the 8 of the sailors were injured, and the brig commander was wounded. The enemy suffered much greater losses. The damage inflicted by the Russian brig on two Turkish battleships was incommensurable with the damage inflicted on the brig by a superior opponent.

For the greatest military prowess shown by the crew, the brig "Mercury" was highly honored with a big award - the "Mercury" received a stern St. George flag and a pennant. The highest decree prescribed henceforth to have in the Russian fleet a ship called the “Mercury”.

The squadron commander, Admiral M.P. Lazarev, organized the construction of a memorial monument with the inscription: “To Kazarsky. Progeny as an example. ” The monument was built in 1834 on the basis of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol on Michmansky Boulevard with funds raised by ordinary sailors.

Comments

[Yarbay]

I remember as a child I was reading a book with the same name!
It was colorfully designed and interestingly written!

[mark021105]

Similarly! Then he twice tried to enter the VVMU. Alas, they did not accept the 5th column, unfortunately ... Now I hope that my son will not encounter such problems. )))

[tronin.maxim]

The great battle of the courageous ship! I have someone to be proud of!

[77bor1973]

Our great-great-grandfathers had "steel eggs"!

[Hemp]

Grandfathers and fathers also had them !!!

[Krasnodar]

They also had steel discipline and steel honor!

[Vanya]

The highest decree ordered henceforth to have a ship called the "Mercury" in the Russian fleet.

[morehod73]

"Memory of Mercury" - to be more precise, but still pride for our ancestors, as the teachers used to say: learn a specialty !!!!

[Black Colonel]

We have something to be proud of!

[CC-18a]

the ship does not make the guns strong or the strength of the hull, but the crew!

[Ross]

CC-18a,
Very accurate statement! Honor for the Russian sailor is all!

[Rodver]

Pride, admiration and appreciation embraces, from such examples of courage, stamina and heroism of our ancestors. Glory to the heroes!

[Georg Shep]

"Mercury" is a symbol of the Russian Navy's valor!

[Geton]

How Aivazovsky became a Great Artist - Marinist.
November 29, 2011poiskpravdyWrite a commentTo comments
What was the secret to the success of the unsurpassed marine painter of all time and one people? You need to know what to draw, when and for whom! Read and don’t say that you didn’t know that crypto Iver Hovhannes Ayvazyan, he is Ivan Aivazovsky - the painter would be his mother as General of the Naval Staff, as well as an English Spy!
Iron facts are attached, although something needs to be filtered.

Today, the continuation of the story of an extremely interesting character.

Ivan Aivazovsky
(Hovhannes Ayvazyan)

Remember, Holmes, while in FEODOSIA, discovered in the marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, the English military topographer KRYM-Kazan.htm, who was strenuously before the English attack on the Crimea, painstakingly painted raids and bays of Sevastopol and Balklava, and immediately all these pictures instantly turned up at European exhibitions. Not a single marine painter in the world, before or after Aivazovsky, had such a phenomenal success. This is what is called - a person was in his place at the right time. The British government paid Aivazovsky with a refreshing standard of living, palaces with their own railway and water supply. In the 19th century, Theodosius was a deaf village, where there was only that personal Aivazovsky palace, its own private water supply to the palace from the mountains, and its own railway to the palace, which was the complex of his mansion and art gallery. By the way, Aivazovsky’s wife was an Englishwoman. By the way, Aivazovsky is not “Ivan” either, he (see Wiki) HOVES!

This is the Holmes source file KRYM-Kazan.htm, and this is already quoting on the Internet: http://www.novasich.org.ua/index.php?go=News&in=view&id=5108

“Papas Aivazovsky was originally from Warsaw and his real name is“ Gayvas ”, which gradually changed from the Polish-Zhydovsky“ Gayvas ”to the Caucasian Gayvaz, or as a compromise, Gayvazovsky, under which Aivazovsky was listed on the passport.” By the way, Watson, AIVASovsky, thus the namesake of our contemporary - the Chief Archaeologist of Egypt Zaha Havassa - an Arab Jew: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahi_Hawass. GAYVAS = HAWASS.

Remember, we will go to archaeologists in the course of the investigation!

Yes, and the view of Aivasovsky is appropriate. Since Aivazovsky was clearly not pulling at a Slav, I had to pose as an “Armenian” Images / Aiwasowski.jpg.

Hovhanness Gaivas! - Great Russian artist and English spy.

On a recent trip to the Crimea, Holmes bought a newly released book about Aivazovsky. Author Minas Sargsyan “The Life of the Great Marine”. Theodosia-Moscow. " Publishing house "Koktebel". 2010. The face of the character on the cover: http: //www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/5490426/ The book is laudatory, but in the plan that interests us, there are very curious additional information about Aivazovsky. Therefore, the Hill expresses its gratitude to the already deceased Minas Sargsyan (“SAR” is from a noble Iverian family) in advance for a serious study of the life of Aivazovsky, who turned out to be so useful in iverological terms.

I will set you off from the book how Aivazovsky became an artist: ”“ On one of Aivazovsky’s visits (and he was, well, as you remember the son of the Director of the city Feodosia market), the estate of the governor of Crimea Kazncheev Aivazovsky suggested F. D. Naryshkin draw him a group "Zhidov" in the synagogue. Young Naryshkin showed this picture to Natalya Fedorovna Kaznacheeva. The drawing made such a deep impression on her that Natalya Fedorovna decided not to leave her worries about the talent of the young artist. ” - This, Watson, by the way, is practical advice for all young artists. You need to know what to draw! Aivazovsky always knew! Here, in the book (p. 19), it is reported that before Aivazovsky there were no marine painters in Russia. What is it all of a sudden? And why is it that suddenly the wife of the Russian governor is suddenly imbued with a drawing of jades in the synagogue if she is a goyim herself?

The book is written ... and as you know, the British Empire’s attack on Russia in 1853 took place in 4 places: Petersburg, Crimea, Arkhangelsk and Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka. The direction of the main blow of the coalition fleet of the British Empire, led by Admiral Napier, was, of course, the capital - Petersburg. However, to take Petersburg, it was necessary to first take 3 fortresses: Sveaborg, Helsinki and Kronstadt. The British failed to do this. Hence the British landing in Arkhangelsk and Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka lost its meaning, and the war against Russia, of necessity, was reduced to an attempt to select Crimea.

But the aggression of the most powerful power in the world, the British Empire in 1853, was conceived as the capture and colonization of all of Russia, that is, on a large scale, like the British just then captured all of India! It was just that the Russian army of Emperor Nicholas I then thwarted the imperial aspirations of the British Empire for ebony. Then Russia was lucky with the emperor, who had therefore to be poisoned.

Aivazovsky’s work for the British Empire apparently began when he studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. Apparently then, the British embassy in St. Petersburg drew attention to him, apparently, by order of which he painted the painting "The Big Raid in Kronstadt." As you remember, the main and first attack was in the aggression of 1853 precisely on Kronstadt! But it is possible that it was this picture and the choice of theme that turned out to be a happy lottery ticket for Aivazovsky, and it was after this picture that the British embassy decided to use the talent of the young artist as a military topographer and reconnaissance. There were no cameras at that time, as you understand, and spies should have been able to draw, rather than click with narrow-film cameras. Aivazovsky’s painting, which was of great strategic interest to the British Empire, and this was “The Big Raid in Kronstadt,” “Clouds from the Oraniebaum Sea,” and “View of Theodosia,” were promptly put on display for Western diplomats on September 28. 1836 in the exhibition halls of the Academy. Aivazovsky was only 19 years old. There were even smaller works of the same plan. As you remember, Aivazovsky made over “6 paintings” of such a plan for his life. Rarely what kind of artist can boast such productivity. Quality is hardly possible when you need to sculpt a picture almost every day. Over 6 thousand paintings - how many years is it realistic to write, if there are 356 days in a year? The most surprising thing is that the British imeria paid for the paintings of Aivazovsky regardless of their quality and wholesale.

As far as Aivazovsky painted and put out the whole topography of Kronstadt and the guard of Peterburg for review by Western diplomats, while still studying at the Academy, and in particular the picture "Part of Kronstadt with different ships", it is not surprising now knowing after hindsight the plans of the British Empire, what immediately after graduation Aivazovsky Academy direct; moreover, the British embassy arranged it so that in 1837 Aivazovsky was sent to draw at the Russian state expense (in hutspa!) for 2 full summers, where would you think? - To Crimea! Not to the Baltic states, not to the Far East, not to Arkhangelsk, not even to Europe, not to Greece, not to Italy, namely to the Crimea! To Crimea! For the state account! 3000 rubles a year! Do you know how much money it was? Have you watched the film “The Marriage of Balzaminov”? This is the same time! How much did Balsamins receive per year? - 100 rubles! That is, Aivazovsky was paid Balzaminov’s salary for 2 years of hard work for 30 years of drawing in the Crimea! And Aivazovsky was only a young 20-year-old graduate, who was headed, so to speak, to work on distribution. Who arranged this for Aivazovsky? - Anglophiles, Watson, Anglophiles in the Russian government! Through which the British Embassy in St. Petersburg acted. First of all, it was the omnipotent counts father and son of the Vorontsov. Http://www.radatour.com.ua/userdata/images/krym/eksUBK/Vorontcov.jpg. Vorontsov's father -

[Yarbay]

Worth considering !!

[Geton]

Very worth it.

[The centurion]

If this is not chatter, then it’s very cool.
Field Marshal Saltykov said a classic phrase about our society three centuries ago: with patriotism in Russia it was always bad, every fifth ready patriot, every fifth ready traitor, and three out of five like guano in the hole hang out, depending on which king. If the king is a patriot, then they are kind of like patriots, if the king is a traitor, then they are always ready. For three centuries, nothing has changed, now the same thing.

[Geton]

Well, why, chatter is not needed here.

[Svetoyar]

Well done guys are real heroes!

[Geton]

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Being the ambassador of Russia in London, and through which all palace coups were carried out in Petrebrug, by that time he had already become a defector in 1828 and remained living in London, afraid to return to Russia under Nikolai the First, since the murder of Father Nikolai the First hung on Vorontsov-father, Alexander's brother and the Masonic putsch of 1825, which was directly organized in St. Petersburg by the British Empire. Vorontsov’s pope’s daughter married an English lord, and his grandson became the Minister of Defense of England by the time of the Crimean War, and his son Mikhail Vorontsov was the omnipotent governor of Crimea and the Caucasus. So all the necessary prerequisites for, at least, the annexation by the British Empire of Crimea were created. The mighty Anglophile “fifth column” among the Russian government and among the aristocracy was at key posts and well paid. Jewish Herzen and Moisha Bakunin from London fought a massive ideological and propaganda war against Russia, and printed materials were delivered to Russia from England by diplotatic mail by the people of the Vorontsovs. In St. Petersburg itself, dissident subversive activities were carried out, allegedly under the cover of allegedly “literary criticism”, by St. Petersburg critiover intellectuals who worked for the British Empire, led by the first St. Petersburg card-cheater Nekrasov in his journals Sovremennik and Patriotic Zapiski; as well as concrete coup terrorists have already appeared of the underground organization of the vile rain of Butashevich-Petrashevskyhttp: //sibirica.su/images/stories/sibirica/Portreti/Petr
ashevskiy.jpg. Dostoevsky subsequently cursed the day and hour when he contacted that English gang, describing them by the mere name of his novel - “Demons”! This was the situation in Russia on the eve of the general attack on it by the British Empire in 1853. The situation is very similar in Russia before 1905 and in the USSR during the “perestroika” period under Gorbachev, and now, in fact, even more than when.

So in 1838 a paper was knocked out for Aivazovsky “for unhindered pursuit of his writing of species on the way and on the entire Crimean peninsula, where he would also wish to provide him with necessary assistance and allowances from local authorities”. You can imagine, Watson, that a recruited spy of a foreign power would ever receive such a letter signed by the emperor of the country against which espionage was fought! Only musketeers and only from the cardinal. And since the spring of 1838, Aivazovsky in the Crimea. Do not forget, as a note, that at the same time the Anglophiles in St. Petersburg (a man of the Dutch envoy) kill Pushkin!

And immediately in the spring of 1838, Aivazovsky was in full swing. From Sargsyan's book, p. 35 “Aivazovsky was in his 20th year. He worked hard. On March 17, 1839, in a letter to Tomilov (non-Russian surname), he wrote: "I still have 4 large paintings ready:" VIEW OF SEVASTOPOL WITH WAR COURTS "(!) ruins in Feodossia "(strategic, Watson, place (the Nazis made the landing in Feodosia.) There are one or two places in the Crimea, namely Sevastopol and Feodossia, where you can land - the entire coastline of the South Coast because of the rocks). And Night on the South Shore. "

As you can see, Watson, Aivaazovsky began by sketching the most important strategic places in Crimea. He drew raids with ships. Aivazovsky not only passively looked and drew, he also participated in the landing operations of the Black Sea Fleet! (Sargsyan’s book, p. 35) This was allowed to him by Nikolai Nikolaevich Raevsky, the head of the entire Black Sea defense and the governor of the Crimea, Kaznacheev, that is, the treasurer of Kaznacheyev is precisely the count Vorontsov — the viceroy of the entire south of Russia, whose father and sister are already in England and in high society in England !

There are so many military topographies that Aivazovsky writes a letter to the president of the Academy of Fine Arts, Olenin, asking him to postpone his vacation and not let him go to St. Petersburg, but to allow him on a military expedition with General Raevsky (p. 35). Since the decision was therefore delayed, do you know what Aivazovsky did? Aivazovsky as Stirlitz self-dispatched for landing operations from May 1, 1839!

- pound!

What is your Stirlitz! Read this book by Sargsyan about Aivazovsky - that’s where the spy thriller is! This is necessary!

Fuck that the financing of the English spy comes from the Russian budget! And here we immediately fish Anglophiles in the Russian government! "The Minister of War appealed to the Minister of Finance to order the allocation of funds to Aivazovsky, who had already moved to Kerch with the help of Raevsky!" (p. 36) So the whole Balsamin salary for 30 years, Aivazovsky snuck in one year! Ahuet! It is only necessary to fetch the names of the then Minister of War and the Minister of Finance (Perovsky). Along the way, another Anglophile comes to light - N. N Raevsky - the head of the entire coastal Black Sea fortified area - he turns out to be "one of the most free-thinking people of that time"; so commonly called anglophiles; and “a close friend of the Decembrists,” that is, the coup! That is, Raevsky was the immediate superior who provided Aivazovsky with access to all military facilities and military operations! (Rayevskiy, PerovSKiy - Polish surnames in Russia are Iberian surnames)

Moreover, the accomplices of the enemy were in the ranks of the rank and file of the Russian army on the Black Sea. These were such demoted into ordinary Decembrist putschists like MihMikh Naryshkin, Prince A.I. Odoevsky, N.I. Lorer and others with whom Aivazovsky met (according to page 38 of Sargsyan)! Immediately, such paintings as "Landing in Subash" and "View of Sevastopol with warships" are sent to an exhibition in St. Petersburg; all hundreds of paintings that at that time emerge from under Aivazovsky’s brush quickly turn out to be in St. Petersburg and appear at the "Exhibitions" next to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg, whose employees are able to directly observe everything that is happening in Crimea in military-topographic details and cannot not to be interested in the further continuation of the artistic activity of the “great Russian artist” Aivazovsky. Well, let it be, they say, “great Russian” - a rain that mows down under the Armenian and works for Britain.

And specifically, Aivazovsky often painted the Sevastopol Bay with warships and sent to St. Petersburg - to an exhibition near the British Embassy!

September 23, 1839 Aivazovsky official business trip ended. It was no longer possible to keep him in the Crimea at the state expense. However, as Sargsyan reports on page 40: “a free artist was not eager to return to St. Petersburg to high society,” which was unnatural for that time and that class of people. At this time, Aivazovsky appeared a copyist. Watson, all military headquarters have “copiers.” This copyist was a boy with a strange Iverian name Lev Lagorio. Boy, “who will say that this is a girl, let the first throw a stone at me”? “The artist instructed him to write copies of the paintings, and Lagorius became his first student” (p. 40). obviously the quality of the paintings by Aivazovsky and his customers was not interested, often they needed to have at least some kind of copy.

Throughout 1840, Aivazovsky worked for the South Coast and in Alupka he met with the Boss Himself - Mikhail Vorontsov, who, of course, ordered a view of his palace from the sea, well, as it were, from an English frigate. Attention! Aivazovsky writes - this is the year 1840: "Vorontsov really liked the painting. He sent her to his sister in London. ” Do not forget that his sister is the mother of the Secretary of Defense of Britain! Watson, if Vorontsov could send one painting to London directly from Crimea, bypassing Petersburg, could he send several paintings? Is not it? Or say copies!

In 1840, Aivazovsky returned to St. Petersburg and stopped at the apartment of the artist Sternberg, who notes: “He doesn’t show us his briefcases, says he left his mother in Feodosia”. - That is, Aivazovsky did not even show his paintings to his comrades with whom he lives together! Or maybe they are already in England?

Arriving in St. Petersburg, Aivazovsky immediately receives a toli grant from the Toli Academy, a toli grant of 4000 rubles, and in just 12 days “!)”, He urgently writes the painting “Kronstadt Raid”. That is, the customer again asked for something to detail, and writes several more sketches! In addition, Aivazovsky brings copies of his paintings of Leo Lagorio to St. Petersburg! (p. 43)

And urgently Aivazovsky leaves with his paintings and copies abroad! 1840 year. First Aivazovsky went to Berlin, Vienna, Venice.

[Deniska999]

Good article. thanks to the author.

[Geton]

As you understand, Watson, it is not necessary to travel directly to London, there are English embassies wherever he traveled. In Venice, Aivazovsky met yet another Russophobe - a "satirist" - Nikolai Gogol-Yanovsky. The meeting took place in the house - bleah, in the house of Ivan Ivanovich Panayev in Venice - was such a cool publisher then. http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%98%D0%B2%
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So listen to the bite, - the wife of the publisher Panaev Avdotya Panaeva http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0 , _
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in 1846 she left Panaev, who has a house in Venice, to this “poor poet Nekrasov,” who, allegedly, is a singer of an oppressed people! And why did she leave from Panayev to Nekrasov? - Because Nekrasov was much richer than Panayev! Read the “Memories” by Panayeva and you will begin to understand what this one was for Stirlitz Nekrasov, who has a magendavid on his grave: Images / nekrasovsion.jpg

All Russian figures, who were then in the midst of the Great Game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Game between the British Empire and Russia, worked for the British Empire - in the full sense of the word, bathed in gold!

Gogol was a Russophobe, you remember how he described Russia: “Will this wheel reach Kiev, if anything?” Gogol lived in Italy. Page 45. “Gogol drew up for Aivazovsky a travel plan for Italy, Nikolai Vasilievich knew Italy well, its history, art, and Italian; traveled a lot in Italy. " -

What kind of bumps did Watson, the ruined landowner, live and travel across Italy for years? On income from the sale of “Dead Souls?” - Do not tell me, Watson! Then in Russia only high society was able to read. The goy people did not know how to read in Russia for another 100 years right up to Stalin! And then no one knew Gogol in Russia except the narrow circle of the Petersburg aristocracy. Then a writer in Russia could only release a book at his own expense by personal agreement with the publisher! Books were very expensive, so to print your books you ALREADY (!) Had to be a very rich person. That is why all Russian writers then belonged to the highest class of society. Buying a book in the 19th century in Russia was also affordable only for a very rich person.

[8 company]

18th and early 19th centuries - the golden time of the Russian fleet, magnificent victories one after another.
Then they moved out a lot ...

[Karmin]

Quote: Company 8

Then they moved out a lot.

But the enemy (Turkey) was special, do not hit the speed bump, Judging by the results of this battle, the great achievement of the Turks was the release of their ships into the sea

[8 company]

"The Turkish fleet is concentrated in the Chesme Bay, under the cover of coastal batteries. The Russians are going into a completely suicidal, at first glance, frontal attack - with only five cannon ships and several fire-ships. The number of guns the Turks outnumbered the Russians by 5 times, besides the caliber of the Turkish guns were larger than the calibers of the Russians. The result of the battle: 14 ships of the line, 6 frigates and 50 auxiliary ships were destroyed by the Russians, 1 ship of the line and 5 galleys were captured as trophies. Plus, the port was completely destroyed and almost the entire city was burned. "

It sounds like a fantasy.
Apparently, the training of the Turks was much worse and morale is weaker, I see no other reasons.

[CARBON]

And the Swedes, beat the speed bump?

[Askold]

There is no heroic battle from the category of hopeless situations !!! The fate of the Turkish captains is interesting, probably, oh, where is my head rolled.

[nnz226]

there are no soldiers equal to RUSSIAN in the world !!! It is interesting that in this situation (being a lieutenant commander and brig commander) would the praised Nelson do ??? gave up quietly?

[Borz]

While still in childhood, leafing through the volume of the Great Children's Encyclopedia (the historical volume was read to the holes), I read an article about this glorious and heroic episode. I remember my sincere and genuine delight from what I read. Yes! The Russian military sailor is a character, it's a caste!

[Morani]

I still couldn’t understand why Russia cannot capture the straits, now I understand

[Andrey77]

Brig against 2 battleships! Luck of course, but victory is victory!

The victory of a small brig in a battle with two large ships seemed so fantastic that some experts in the naval business refused to believe in it. The British navy historian F. Jane, for example, said: "It is absolutely impossible to allow such a small vessel as the Mercury to disable two battleships." Wiki.

[CARBON]

And the victory of the minesweeper "Bengal" in the battle with 2 auxiliary japa cruisers? Much depends on skill, the will to win, courage, but luck is also needed, where without it especially superstitious sailors

[seafarer]

There is no fantasy in this battle, except for the fact that 2 battleships could not cope with the brig. Suvorov also said: "Once you were lucky, two times were lucky - but you also need skill!"
And Kazarsky’s skills turned out to be more than that of both Turkish captains.
In one of the issues of "Gangut" there is an excellent article with an analysis of this fight. Kazarsky did not allow his brig to be substituted for the side salvo of the Turks. Skillfully (I would even say - brilliantly) maneuvering, he did not leave the sector of shelling ONLY (!) Of the running (tank) guns of Turkish ships. Those. in fact, 4-6 cannons from each Turkish ship could fire on the brig. At the same time, alternately changing the tack, the brig itself in turn fired a full onboard salvo, one by one ship, then another. As a result, the 110-gun "Selimiye" had its water stays broken (ie the bowsprit and foremast lost their rigging, and the foremast could collapse at any moment), after which the "Selimiye" was forced to drift. A little later the fore-marsa-ray at the 74-gun "Real Baye" was damaged, after which he also stopped the pursuit. Of course, only because of the weak wind, the heavy Turkish ships could not catch up with the small brig (in the first phase of the chase, when the wind was completely weakened, the Mercury tried to break away from the pursuers at the oars), but this little wind also had to be used.
I will add to the author of an undoubtedly good article that the damage of the "Mercury" was as follows: killed -4, wounded -6, damage in the sails -133, in the rigging -148, in the spar -16, holes in the hull -22. 1 carronade was also damaged.
And not in vain in Sevastopol, at the entrance to Matrossky Boulevard there is a monument with a laconic but comprehensive inscription: KAZARIAN. FOR CASE OF EXAMPLE

[pribolt]

Yes, they themselves probably could not believe it, but victory is victory !!! A good example for our living people, of course, I’m sure that now there are enough heroes who are equally impudent and desperate, but I think that we are weaker with training, because in those days, military sailors were a profession for life, and officers, which means those times to surrender to the enemy is losing honor, death is better than such a shame.
GLORY TO THE GOOD SEAFARERS BRIG "MERCURY"

[Oladushkin]

Well done sailors! This is one of the glorious pages of the Russian fleet.
But my question is, what did the other frigate and brig abandon their comrades in trouble? It’s somehow not immediately done right away. It’s immediately obvious that it was not Ushakov who commanded the squadron.

[seafarer]

The frigate "Standart" and the brigs "Orpheus" and "Mercury" were sent to cruise (reconnaissance) to the Bosphorus with the task of finding the main forces of the Turks. Which they did, finding the Turkish fleet in the amount of 18 pennants.
I don't think it needs to be explained that the main task of intelligence is to deliver intelligence to its command. Which was done. And the "Mercury" lagged behind the detachment due to the weak wind, poor location at the time of the start of the Turkish chase, and greater slow speed in comparison with other ships.
And what could the 2 battle ships and 2 frigates and one frigate be able to oppose, with the total number of guns on less than one Turkish ship? But we must remember that the caliber of our guns was smaller, and the total number of guns needed to be divided in half (with the exception of linear and retiree guns. And this is 4-6 guns).
The fact that the Turks tried to put the "Mercury" in 2 fire (and were thus limited in maneuvering), and the brig itself was not constrained in its maneuvers, in the end led to such a brilliant result.
PS The squadron was really not commanded by Ushakov. Brig "Mercury" was part of the cap detachment. 1 rank Skalovsky, and the fleet was then commanded by Vice Admiral Alexei Samuilovich Greig. Companion of D. N. Senyavin. A highly respected naval commander. For command of the Black Sea Fleet in the Russian-Turkish war, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 2nd degree. Transferred the Black Sea Fleet to M.P. Lazarev.

[Voodoo]

Perhaps the best example for the upbringing in the son of a MEN is not to be found. Respect to the author of the article.

[Voodoo]

My comment was in reference to the article about the feat of the brig "Mercury" and its valiant crew, and not to the statement of Oladushkin. Read carefully, then draw conclusions ... litter.

[Head Physician]

Up you comrades
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