The Russian army of 30,000 was commanded by Prince Nicholas Repnin, whereas the Turks, numbering about 80,000 men, were led by Koca Yusuf Pasha.

[6] Prince Golitsyn's [ru] corps marched to the Maçin trenches – the left Ottoman flank – and seized them.

Prince Volkonsky's [ru] middle corps entered the heights to the left and occupied the Turkish camp in the center.

Then the Turkish right-flank army was vanquished by a charge of the Russian left, under Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, and started retreating in disorder.

[4] The Ottomans, at that time, also intended to attack Golitsyn's right flank and rear from Brailov with a landing force, which Repnin had predicted, but 2 artillery batteries of Major General Spaeth's [ru] detachment, left by Repnin for such an occasion, forced the Turkish vessels to withdraw, which lost 7 pieces with the help of Volkonsky and Golitsyn reinforcements.