Battle of Kızıl Tepe
1877 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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 | |||||||
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] |
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Russo-Turkish War
(1877–1878)
(1877–1878)
- Kızıl Tepe
- Simnitza
- Svistov
- Elena
- Nikopol
- Stara Zagora
- Măcin
- Plevna
- Shipka Pass
- Lovcha
- Aladzha
- Gorni-Dubnik
- Erzurum
- Kars
- Tashkessen
- Sofia
- Plovdiv
- Harmanli
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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