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,[4][5] successfully lifted the siege.
| Battle of Kizil-Tepe | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | |||||||
 The Battle of Kizil Tepe | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mikhail Loris-Melikov Zakhary Chavchavadze Arshak Ter-Gukasov Ferdinand von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Ahmed Muhtar Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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35,000 infantry 5,000 cossacks[2] |
35,000 infantry 12,000 cavalry 354 guns[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| around 3,000 killed and wounded[3] |
430 killed 1,400 wounded[3] | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Barry 2011, p. 471.
- ^ a b Barry 2011, p. 467.
- ^ a b Barry 2011, p. 474.
- ^ Harbottle 2018, p. 126.
- ^ Jacques 2006, p. 535.
References
edit- 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.
- Jacques, 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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