On June 1855, in an attempt to alleviate pressure on the troops at Sebastopol, Alexander II (tsar) ordered troops against areas of Turkish interest in Asia Minor. Russian troops first attacked the city of Kars in north-east Turkey. The first attack was repulsed by Turkish soldiers. Russians began setting up siege lines and started a siege that would last until November. Upon hearing news of the attack, Turkish Commander Omar Pasha asked for Turkish troops to be moved from the line at the Siege of Sevastopol and redeployed to Asia Minor mainly with the idea of relieving Kars. On September 6, the Turkish Crimean Forces left for Asia Minor under Pasha's command. On September 29, a third Russian assault was repulsed by the now nearly starved Turkish forces at Kars. The supply lines had been thinned and the Turkish reserves in Kars were running out. The Turkish Army landed at Suchum Kaleh in early October and began marching South to Kars in order to lift the siege. Selim Pasha, Omar's son, landed another army at the ancient city of Trebizond and began marching south to Erzerum in order to prevent Russian retreat further into Turkey. The Russians sent a small force from the Kars lines to attack Pasha and stop his advance. The Russians were defeated at the River Ingur on November 6. Unfortunately for Pasha, the Russian siege was effective and the Turkish Forces at Kars surrendered on November 26, 1855. A number of historical people were named Alexander II: Alexander II of Epirus, King of Epirus 272 B.C. Pope Alexander II, Pope from 1061 to 1073 Alexander II of Scotland (1198-1249), King of Scotland Alexander II of Russia (1818_1881), Emperor of Russia This is a disambiguation page — a... Omar Pasha by Roger Fenton Omar Pasha Omar Pasha (1806 - 1871) was a general in the Turkish army. ... There have been two Sieges of Sevastopol, a Russian city on the Crimean peninsula: Siege of Sevastopol (1854) - during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1942) - during the Second World War This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...