Battle of Aladzha

Battle of Aladzha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Aleksey Kivshenko. Russian cavalry pursues the Turks during the battle
Date 2-15 October 1877 Location Aladzha heights, Western Armenia Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Loris-Melikov	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Strength
56 000 220 guns	38 000 74 guns
Casualties and losses
764 killed 4,707 wounded 107 prisoners Total: 5578	10 438 killed and wounded, 8948 prisoners, 3 000 deserters Total: 22 386, 35 guns, 2 banners.

Battle of Aladzha - 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.

References

• Avliyar - Aladzhin battle 1877. Great Russian Encyclopedia
• Military encyclopedia of Sytin. Aladzha.
• Crisis of the Ottoman Empire: Prelude to Collapse 1839-1878, James Reid, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-515-07687-5
• Sergüzeşt-i Hayatım'ın Cildi-i Sanisi, Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Paşa, Eski Yazıdan Aktaran: Yücel Demirel, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 1996, ISBN 975-333-045-6