A ranar 31 ga Disamban 1853, sojojin daular Usmania a Calafat suka yi yunkurin yaki da sojojin Rasha a Chetatea ko Cetate, wani karamin kauye mai nisan mil tara daga arewacin Calafat, kuma suka afka shi a ranar 6 ga Janairun 1854. An fara yakin ne lokacin da Rashawa suka yi yunkurin kwato garin Calafat.Galibin kazamin fadan dai ya faru ne a ciki da wajen Chetatea har sai da aka kori Rashawa daga kauyen.Yaƙin da aka yi a Cetate ya kasance marar yanke hukunci.Bayan da aka samu munanan raunuka daga bangarorin biyu, sojojin biyu sun dawo inda suka fara.Dakarun daular Usmania har yanzu suna cikin wani matsayi mai karfi da hana mu'amala tsakanin Rashawa da Sabiyawa, wadanda suke neman goyon bayansu, amma su kansu ba su kai ga korar Rashawa daga manyan hukumomi ba, manufarsu ta bayyana.