Russian Caucasus Army

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The Russian Caucasus Army was an Imperial Russian military formation responsible for conducting campaigns and operations in the Caucasus region, particularly against the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Russian Army formation
field army
activePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
allegiance Tsar of Russia
areaOfResponsibility Caucasus Military District
conflict Caucasian War
Caucasus Campaign of World War I
Crimean War
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
World War I
country Russian Empire
disbandedFollowing Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
engagedIn border defense
mountain warfare
engagement Battle of Erzurum (1916)
Battle of Kars (1877)
linked to: Siege of Kars

Battle of Sarikamish
frontNameInWorldWarI Caucasus Front
garrisonLocation Tiflis
linked to: Tbilisi
headquartersLocation Tiflis
linked to: Tbilisi
includedForces Cossack units
artillery
cavalry
infantry
languageOfCommand Russian
notableCommander Aleksey Yermolov
Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
Mikhail Vorontsov
Nikolay Yudenich
linked to: Nikolai Yudenich
operatedIn Caucasus region
Transcaucasia
linked to: South Caucasus
opponent Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Third Army
partOf Imperial Russian Army
primaryAdversaryInRegion Ottoman forces in Eastern Anatolia
role defense of the Caucasus frontier
offensive operations against the Ottoman Empire
strategicObjective control of the Caucasus passes
expansion of Russian influence in the Near East
successor Red Army units in the Caucasus
forces of the Transcaucasian Commissariat
theaterOfOperations Caucasus Front
typeOfUnit multi-ethnic army formation
usedBy Russian Empire

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Siege of Kars attackingForce Russian Caucasus Army
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia hasAuthorityOver Caucasus Army
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
Persian campaign involved Russian Caucasus Army
Erzurum offensive involvedMilitaryUnit Russian Caucasus Army
Trabzon campaign combatant Russian Caucasus Army
Caucasus Front opponent Russian Caucasus Army
Russian Empire in the Caucasus governedBy Caucasus Army
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878) conflictSide Caucasus Army of the Russian Empire
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky militaryUnit Caucasus Army
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
Caucasus front opponent Russian Caucasus Army
Caucasus front theaterOfOperationsFor Russian Caucasus Army
Caucasus Front of World War I opponent Caucasus Army (Russian Empire)
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
White armies in the South hasPart Caucasus Army
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
Battle of Lankaran involvedUnit (Russian Empire) Caucasus Corps
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army
World War I in Persia hasParticipant Russian Caucasus Army
Battle of Aslanduz involvedUnit Russian Caucasus Corps
linked to: Russian Caucasus Army