This day in history. Part 1.
On November 9, 1772, the naval battle of Patras ended, in which the Russian squadron won a victory over the numerically superior Turkish navy. After defeating the Turks in the battles of Navarino, Chios and Chesma, Russian sailors prevented the Turks from large artillery ships. The enemy decided to change tactics and use his remaining 3 squadrons, consisting of frigates and sloops. The main result of the Battle of Patras was the disruption of the Ottoman plan to unify the squadrons and the further weakening of their fleet. After this battle, the Turks did not again trouble the Russian Navy, based in the Aegean Sea, until the end of the war.
November 9, 1794, Russian soldiers under the command of A.V. Suvorov stormed Warsaw. On April 17, 1794, in Warsaw, unarmed Russian soldiers attending the Easter service were attacked by the Poles. During the massacre, 2,265 people were killed, 122 were wounded and 1,764 were captured. Catherine II's reaction was predictable. The corps under the command of Suvorov in September-October 1794 marched from Brest to Warsaw. On November 4, 1794, the Warsaw suburb of Prague was taken by storm. The remnants of the Polish rebels laid down their arms and dispersed. On November 9, on the banks of the Vistula, the judge in Warsaw presented Soberov with bread and salt, the keys to the city and a box of gold and diamonds with the inscription: "Warsaw to the rescue".