He remained inactive in Silistra and awaited orders after the Ottoman coups of 1807–1808 broke out in Istanbul.

[1] General Miloradovic, who was stationed in Bucharest, had heard about the advance of the Ottoman forces and was planning to eliminate them with a counter-attack.

The clashes began with the first attacks of Ottoman soldiers against the approaching Russian forces on June 15.

The Russian Empire suffered a heavy defeat against Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Friedland within the framework of the Fourth Coalition Wars on 12 June 1807.

The state of war between the parties officially paused for nine months and peace negotiations began.