Battle of Kızıl Tepe

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.

Battle of Kizil-Tepe
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

The Battle of Kizil Tepe
DateAugust 25, 1877[1]
Location
near Kars
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Russia 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]

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.

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