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Siege of Kars

Siege of Kars was a siege conducted in 1828 at Kars, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1828 to 1829. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 soldiers against ~11,000 garrison; 151 guns.

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An Episode from the Russo-Turkish War 1828–1829
An Episode from the Russo-Turkish War 1828–1829. January Suchodolski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1828
WhereKars, Turkey40.607N, 43.093E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses~400 killed and woundedand2,000 killed and wounded; 1,350 captured; 151 guns captured
Part ofNinth Russo-Turkish War1828 to 1829

Where it sits in the Ninth Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Kars, 1828Siege of Brailov, 1828Siege of Varna (1828), 1828Battle of Akhalzic, 1828Battle of Hacihasanlar, 1828Battle of Kulevicha, 1829Battle of Adrianople, 1829Capture of Bayburt, 182918281829Siege of Kars, 1828
8 placed engagements of the Ninth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1828 (year precision)
to 23 June 1828
PlaceKars, Turkey
40.607N, 43.093E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength8,000 soldiers~11,000 garrison; 151 guns
Casualties and losses~400 killed and wounded2,000 killed and wounded; 1,350 captured; 151 guns captured
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1828 and 1920.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1828

Siege of Kars is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q14824597, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kars (1828), revision 1370742357, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.