Kars (Turkey) History Siege, 1855
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Name (Hebrew)
קארס (טורקיה) היסטוריה מצור, 1855
Name (Latin)
Kars (Turkey) History Siege, 1855
Coordinates
43.1 43.1 40.616667 40.616667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Crimean War, 1853-1856 Campaigns Turkey
Sieges Turkey
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q815157
Library of congress:
sh2001005977
Sources of Information
- Work cat: Williams, W.F. The siege of Kars, 1855, defence and capitulation, c2000:pref. (In 1855, while the British Army was fighting alongside the French and Turkish armies in the Crimean War, a little-known but serious siege was taking place in the eastern corner of Turkey. The British were giving assistance to the Turkish Army at the siege of Kars.)
- Britannica, WWW site, 30 May 2001(Kars, after withstanding a siege by Iranians in 1731 and successfully resisting the Russians in 1807, fell to the Russians in 1828 and 1855)
- Crimean War Research Society, WWW site, 30 May 2001Chronology of the events of the Crimean War, 1853-1856 page (Kars listed in 1855)
- Archive editions WWW site, 30 May 2001:Caucasian boundaries p. 2 (Key historical features, 1853-55 Russian campaign and siege of Kars)
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January Suchodolski - Kars siege
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Wikipedia description:
The siege of Kars was the last major operation of the Crimean War. In June 1855, attempting to alleviate pressure on the defence of Sevastopol, Emperor Alexander II ordered General Nikolay Muravyov to lead his troops against areas of Ottoman interest in Asia Minor. Uniting disparate contingents under his command into a strong corps of 25,725 soldiers, 96 light guns, Muravyov decided to attack Kars, the most important fortress of Eastern Anatolia.
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