Battle of Kızıl Tepe

Battle of Kizil-Tepe
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
The Battle of Kizil Tepe
Date August 25, 1877[1] Location near Kars Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Loris-Melikov	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Strength
35,000 infantry 5,000 cossacks[2]	35,000 infantry 12,000 cavalry 354 guns[3]
Casualties and losses
around 3,000 killed and wounded[4]	430 killed 1,400 wounded[5]

The Battle of Kizil-tepe (Turkish: Kızıltepe Muharebresi) was fought on August 25, 1877, between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Russian were attempting to besiege Kars. The Ottomans, vastly superior in numbers,^[6][7] successfully lifted the siege.

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References[]

• Barry, Quentin (2012). War in the East: a Military History of the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78. West Midlands: Helion and Company. ISBN 9781910294154.
• Harbottle, T.B. (2018). Dictionary of Battles From the Earliest Date to the Present Time. Franklin Classics. ISBN 9780341839699.
• Jaques, T. (2006). Dictionary of battles and sieges [3 volumes]: A guide to 8,500 battles from antiquity through the twenty-first century. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313335365.

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Coordinates: 40°37′00″N 43°06′00″E / 40.6167°N 43.1000°E / 40.6167; 43.1000