Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)

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The Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878) was a major engagement on the Caucasian front of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces besieged and captured the strategically important Ottoman fortress city of Erzurum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
capturedCity Erzurum
conflictOf Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
conflictSide Caucasus Army of the Russian Empire
Ottoman forces defending Erzurum
countryDuringEvent Ottoman Empire
endTime 1878
followedBy Russian occupation of Erzurum
hasParticipant Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
historicalPeriod late 19th century
location Erzurum
Ottoman Empire
militaryOperationType siege of fortress city
natureOfAction siege and capture of fortified city
objective capture of Erzurum
opponent Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
partOf Caucasian front of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Ottoman–Russian military conflicts
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars

Russo-Turkish military campaign in the Caucasus
placeOfSiege Erzurum fortress
linked to: Erzurum Castle
result Russian victory
startTime 1877
strategicImportance control of communications in eastern Anatolia
control of key fortress on the Caucasian front
theatreOfWar Caucasus

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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns hasPart Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)
Caucasus Front notableBattle Battle of Erzurum (1916)
linked to: Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha notableBattle Battle of Erzurum (1877)
linked to: Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)