During the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829), whilst the siege of Varna conducted by the Russian army was in progress, General Golovin withdrew his forces to Cape Galata and began a reconnaissance mossion to gather information about the Ottoman forces, but failed to find any satisfactory information.

[1] The 500-strong Russian army consisting of 1 fighter regiment, 3 cavalry divisions and 2 cannons, encountered Omer Vrioni's corps near the village of Hacıhasanlar.

Simultaneously, part of the Turkish corps moved to surround the right (eastern) flank of the Russian column.

[2] The Ottoman 2nd Army, under the command of Grand Vizier Mehmed Selim Pasha was massed around Aydos at this time.

With these forces, Omer Pasha arrived at Kurttepe, 5 kilometers south of Varna and took up a defensive formation on 26 September.