Battle of Akhalzic
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The Battle of Akhalzic may refer to one of the following:
- A battle under the walls of Akhaltsikhe during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 on August 9 (August 27 O.S., 1828) between 9,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Paskevich and 30,000 Turks under Kios-Mahomet-Pasha. The Russians were victorious.
- Defense of the same fortress by 20,000 Russians under General Nicholas Muravyov on March 4, 1829 during the same conflict.
- A battle between 7,000 Russian troops consisting mostly of Georgian irregular cavalrymen under Prince Ivan Malkhazovich Andronnikv (Andronikashvili) and 18,000 Turks under Ali-Pasha during the Crimean War, on November 12, 1853. The Russians checked Turkish offensive in Transcaucasia and made them retreat to Kars.
External link
- [Battle of Akhalzic] (in Russian)
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