Battle of Kızıl Tepe
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Battle of Kizil-tepe | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arshak Ter-Gukasov | Ahmed Muhtar Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
60,000[citation needed] | 55,000[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
around 21.000 killed and wounded[1] |
430 killed, 1400 wounded[2] |
The Battle of Kizil-tepe (Turkish: Kızıltepe Muharebresi) was fought on June 25, 1877, between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Russian were attempting to besiege Kars. The Ottomans, vastly superior in numbers,[3][4] successfully lifted the siege.
References
- ^ Caucasian Battlefields: A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border, William Edward David Allen,Paul Muratoff, page 167, 2011
- ^ THE CAMPAIGN IN ARMENIA - The Battle of Kiziltepe Hard Fight Capture of the Hill by the Turk.
- ^ Harbottle T. B. Dictionary of Battles From the Earliest Date to the Present Time. 1904. p. 126
- ^ Jacques T. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2007. P. 535