Battle of Kars

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Battle of Kars
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Date 17 November 1877 Location Kars, Ottoman Empire Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Count Mikhail Loris-Melikoff, Lazarev Ivan Davidovich	Hussein Hami Pasha,
Strength
28,000	24,000
Casualties and losses
2,273 total	2,500 killed 4,500 wounded 17,000 captured

The Battle of Kars was a decisive Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

In June, 1877 Russian forces attempted a siege of Kars but were driven off by an Ottoman army at the Battle of Kizil-Tepe. In November Russian commander in the Caucasus, Grand Duke Michael, demanded the surrender of Kars but was refused. The Grand Duke sent a force under Loris-Melikoff and Lazarev Ivan Davidovich to take the city by storm. On November 17 Loris-Melikoff attacked and succeeded in capturing the eastern fortifications and cut off the garrison under Hussein Hami Pasha,. Hussein attempted to cut his way out but he and only a few others succeeded as much of the Ottoman army was taken prisoner. The Treaty of San Stephano officially gave Kars to Russia and remained in Russian possession until the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk during World War I.

See also

• Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
• Castle of Kars
• Kars, a history

Sources

• Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World CD-ROM

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