Established in the late 18th century, it served as a base for Ottoman control in the region and as a center for supplying and organizing Circassian resistance to Russian encroachment.

[4] On land, a force of 2,000 troops, including seven infantry companies, four Cossack regiments, and 20 artillery pieces under Colonel Provski, was deployed to attack Anapa from the east.

[5] Once the storm subsided on May 18, the Russian fleet resumed operations, and an additional 4,000 troops under Prince Aleksandr Menshikov landed south of the fortress.

Although Osman Pasha initially refused, the capture of an Ottoman reinforcement ship en route from Trabzon made the hopelessness of the situation clear.

[3] The fall of Anapa dealt a severe blow to Ottoman influence and disrupted Circassian resistance efforts, marking a turning point in the Russo-Circassian War.