As a fortified city, Giurgiu figured often in the wars for the conquest of the lower Danube, especially in the struggle of Mihai Viteazul (1593--1601) against the Turks and in the later Russo-Turkish War (1787-1792).
Giurgiu figured often in the wars for the conquest of the lower Danube Turkish War (1787-1792). This was especially in the struggle of Mihai Viteazul (1593--1601) against the Turks and in the later Russo. This was as a fortified city.