Battle of Kızıl Tepe

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Battle of Kizil-Tepe
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Battle Kizil-tepe.jpg
The Battle of Kizil Tepe
DateAugust 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.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Barry (2011), p. 471
  2. ^ Barry (2011), p. 467
  3. ^ ibid.
  4. ^ Barry (2011), p.474
  5. ^ ibid.
  6. ^ Harbottle (2018), p. 126
  7. ^ Jacques (2006), p. 535

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.

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

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