Siege of Kars (1877)

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military siege
gptkbp:accessories blockade_by_Russian_forces
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of San Stefano
gptkbp:alliance influenced_Russo-Turkish_relations
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare garrisoned troops
gptkbp:awards set the stage for future conflicts
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:commander strategic_planning_by_Russian_generals
gptkbp:cultural_impact loss of territory
depicted in literature
expansion_into_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in art and media
gptkbp:date 1877
gptkbp:defeated November 18, 1877
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations failed to prevent conflict
gptkbp:duration approximately 4 months
gptkbp:electronic_warfare artillery
use of trench warfare
supply lines disrupted
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a turning point in the war.
demonstrated_Russian_military_strength
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_decline_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalRecords commemorated in local history
varied interpretations of events
gptkbp:historicalSignificance archival records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Kars (1877)
gptkbp:impact displacement of local population
gptkbp:influence shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:internationalClassification concern_over_Russian_expansion
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical analyses
military reports
gptkbp:keyEvent fall_of_Kars
gptkbp:legacy influenced future conflicts in the region
gptkbp:location Kars,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:militaryRank approximately 30,000 Ottoman troops
approximately 60,000 Russian troops
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Nikolai_Muraviev
gptkb:General_Ahmed_Muhtar_Pasha
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–1878)
gptkbp:result Russian_victory
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Eastern_Anatolia
gateway_to_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:fortifications_of_Kars
siege warfare
gptkbp:title encirclement of the city