What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1828 – 23 Jun 1828
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.61° N, 43.09° E
- Description
- 1828 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
Siege of Kars (1828)
Action of the Russo-Turkish War
The siege of Kars was part of the Caucasian front of the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Russian troops, under the command of Count Ivan Paskevich, besieged the Turkish fortress of Kars. The siege lasted approximately three days, much of which was devoted to laying the first parallel and installing siege weapons. Following the assault on June 23, the Kars fortress fell to the onslaught of Russian arms.
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