Siege of Kars (1877)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Annexation_of_Kars_by_Russia
gptkbp:allies None during the siege
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:combat_history Influenced future sieges
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Nikolai_Muraviev
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date 1877
gptkbp:defender_commander gptkb:General_Abdul_Kerim_Pasha
gptkbp:defender_strength Approximately 20,000 Ottoman troops
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Strained Ottoman-Russian relations
gptkbp:duration approximately 4 months
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Kars_Fortress
gptkbp:has_enemies gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_context Ottoman decline
gptkbp:historical_documentation Various military archives
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sultan_Abdulaziz
gptkb:Tsar_Alexander_II
gptkbp:historical_impact Altered regional dynamics
gptkbp:historical_legacy Remembered in Russian and Turkish history.
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of Russian expansionism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Kars (1877)
gptkbp:international_response Concern from European powers
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location Kars, Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:military_command_structure gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkbp:military_lessons Lessons in siege tactics
gptkbp:military_outcome Decisive Russian victory
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:artillery
gptkbp:military_technology_innovation Use of modern artillery
gptkbp:ottoman_defense_strategy Desperate defense
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–1878)
gptkbp:post_siege_events Russian consolidation of power
gptkbp:post_war_career Shifted balance of power in the region
gptkbp:primary_source Military reports
gptkbp:result Russian victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for Russia
gptkbp:strategic_consequences Increased Russian influence in the Caucasus
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Eastern Anatolia
gptkbp:strategic_objective gptkb:Capture_of_Kars_Fortress
gptkbp:strength Approximately 30,000 Russian troops
gptkbp:supply_chain Cut off by Russian forces
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Kars_(1877)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7