Battle of Aladzha
1877 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire220 guns
74 guns
4,707 wounded
107 prisoners
Total: 5,578
8,948 prisoners,
3,000 deserters
Total: 22,386, 35 guns, 2 banners.[1]
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Location within Turkey
Battle of Aladzha (Caucasus mountains)
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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 Aladzha (Turkish: Alacadağ Muharebesi, lit. 'Battle of Alacadağ'; Russian: Авлияр-Аладжинское сражение, lit. 'Battle of Avliyar–Aladzha') was a key battle of the Caucasian campaign of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. Russian troops broke through the defenses of the Turkish troops on the Aladzhin heights, which allowed them to seize the initiative and begin the siege of Kars.[1]
References
- ^ a b Military encyclopedia of Sytin. Aladzha
Bibliography
- James Reid, 2000: Crisis of the Ottoman Empire: Prelude to Collapse 1839-1878. Franz Steiner Verlag ISBN 3-515-07687-5
- Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Paşa, Eski Yazıdan Aktaran, 1996: Sergüzeşt-i Hayatım'ın Cildi-i Sanisi. Yücel Demirel: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları ISBN 975-333-045-6
External links
- Great Russian Encyclopedia: Avliyar - Aladzhin battle 1877
- Military Encyclopedia of Sytin: Aladzha
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