Azof

Not very long after this the emperor had an opportunity to make a commencement in converting his nautical knowledge to actual use by engaging in something like a naval operation against an enemy, in conjunction with several other European powers, he declared war anew against the Turks and Tartars, and the chief object of the first campaign was the capture of the city of Azof, which is situated on the shores of the Sea of Azof, near the mouth of the River Don.

Peter the Great Jacob Abbott 1841

Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

The Turn of the Screw 2003

We were on the edge of the lake, and, as we had lately begun geography, the lake was the Sea of Azof.

The Turn of the Screw 2003

When he was ready, the army and the boats went down the Don; Azof was blockaded by sea and by land, and forced to capitulate.

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

In 1736, the Russians took Azof and ravaged the western Crimea.

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

Azof and the territory taken from Sweden, when his second wife

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

The trouble began among the streltsi who had been sent to Azof. (p.  156)

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

They were found unexpectedly reasonable: the surrender of Azof, the razing of the Russian forts erected on Turkish territory, and that

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

What induced Sultan Ahmed III to risk war with Russia, was the hope of regaining Azof.

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen

Peter wished to make of Azof a Russian town in the shortest time possible.

The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen