The Battle of Kurekdere occurred when the Turkish army of kars marched towards Gyumri to attack the Russian force, already weakened with detachments, the battle was related with great spirit and the defeat of the Turkish army by the Russians force.[1] 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gyumri (Armenian: Ô³ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ´Ö€Õ«) is the capital and largest city of the Shirak province in northwest Armenia. ... Gyumri (Armenian: Ô³ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ´Ö€Õ«) is the capital and largest city of the Shirak province in northwest Armenia. ...
Aftermath
In accounting the Russians for the defeat of an army nearly 40,000 Ottoman forces of all arms by a hostile force of less than one-half that number, it is not sufficient to say that the management of the whole battle on the side of the Turks was a series of blunders from the first to last, strategical errors might have protracted the mission and have added to the cost of a victory[1][5]. Four months after the battle of Kurekdere no military operations took place. Some European officers there were strongly advised a forward movement on Tiflis.[1] Ottoman (in Turkish Osmanlı) may refer to: Look up Ottoman and ottoman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the continent. ... View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. ...
References
^ abcd A Narrative of the Siege of Kars: Together with a narrative of travel and adventures in Armenia... - Page 98 by Humphry Sandwith
^ Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 [signed G.D.]. By George Dodd
^ ab Story Of Kars, Harper's new monthly magazine. / Volume 12, Issue 72, May 1856.
^ ab The Caucasians and Circassians - Schamyl, the Prophet Warrior - Erzeroum - Trebizond - Kars - Asiatic Campaign - Intrigues in the North-West of Turkey - Greek Attacks on the Borders of Turkey..
^ The patriot and the hero general Guyon on the battle fields of Hungary and Asia By Arthur Kinglake, Richard Debaufre Guyon
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